IT Technical Sales Person Review

Item: IT Technical Sales Person at Softcat
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at Softcat

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Marketing

Aldgate, Greater London

Review Submitted: April 2021

Overall Rating

5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

5/5

Day to day my role involves looking after my customers with a high standard of customer service whilst actively searching for new business and cold calling.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

5/5

I absolutely enjoy and love the programme. It has honestly been the best thing to come out of 2020

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

5/5

i have learnt how to be more confident on the phones, how to send professional cold emails to customers.
How to organize my time and day.
How to book customer meetings
how to pitch technical sales

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

5/5

I believe it is very well organized and structured. Everything is planned out and scheduled in our calendars months in advance so we know to schedule around them

How much support do you receive from your employer?

5/5

I receive loads of support from Softcat, my manager, team leader, L&D team and the whole of Softcat offer a ton of support to me and the rest of the apprentice group. I know if i ever had an issue there would be loads of people around me willing to help

How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

5/5

My training provider (Remit) is really great too, they have been really supportive in helping us achieve our goals for our qualification.
Remit have made me feel confident in what i can push myself to achieve

How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

5/5

I think Remit really adds value by helping me perform better day to day, they really show you a different perspective on how we can reach out to our customers when we feel like giving up on the account.

Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

5/5

Yes, im involved in all of the extra networks such as SWIB, Pride, Bame, Green, Volunteering, charity team etc

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Softcat to a friend?

Yes

Why?

!00% i already have. The company is so good and knows how to looks after its employees so well. I don't know why anyone would ever want to leave Softcat