Sales associate Review
at Computacenter
Higher Level Apprenticeship
Information Technology
Blackfriars
Review Submitted: March 2023
Overall Rating
4.8 /5
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5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4.6/5
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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
work in the end user side of the business - i am often speaking to account manager to build opportunities in or customers. i work along side senior people within the business and have been involved in lots of additional team events with both vendors and different teams within the business
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
I love the programme from start to finish - its been a positive experience throughout - i have 121 sessions with senior members of staff who coach and mentor me through the process and have my best interests at hear. i am exposed to lots of oppertunies within the company and feel i have grown alot
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
I have learnt lots of new skills such as Stakeholder management and the tools to map them , Excel , CRM tooling such as sales force and oneteam , customer management and portfolio management so that i can work on different opportunises at the same time. I have learned other soft skills and tech Knowledge
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
very well, we have an apprenticeship alongside this programme and it is structured so we have enough time to that as well. we do rotations throughout so we can see all the different parts of the company and really enable us to build or network so we are role ready
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
a lot of support is given we have the ability to join any training course we like such as negotiation or cloud management. we also have aligned coaches mentors and buddies so that we can receive internal support the whole way through the programme and also can lean on them for advice.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
3/5
we had a designated training provider who was great - some of the training courses we went on could have been better. However overall it was a good experience and i learnt a lot around soft skills and how to articulate our organisation to potential customers which will help me in the future
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
I learned a lot of soft skills around speaking to customers and engaging with customers which is really helpful as my job is really customer facing I also learned some of the basics around computing which will help me into the days day activities of my job and also build my knowledge on some of the frameworks that I'll be able to sell in the future
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
I was lucky enough to be able to go to a lot of extra curricular activities we have something called freshminds which means all associates and people on placement are able to join up and talk about the job this is a great incentive and the activities always great we also have something called all hands where everyone from the team on currently in to get together and it's hosted by vendors we get to learn about new technologies all the time in a fun learning way
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Computacenter to a friend?
Yes
Why?
I would recommend computer centre to a friend due to the opportunities I've been exposed to over the years I've been working at computer centre I've been able to get involved in campaigns and speak to really senior members of staff within the organisation which I don't think comes around a lot they really do give you the ability to grow as much as you want sales person and also individually
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Computacenter?
Be yourself I think it's really important ask computer centre has got a great culture and they employ people not just on their ability but also have it integrate into this great team I would also recommend doing our research on organisation as although it's not the most known company in the world it's very large and we operate over a large group global span and it's something that we definitely take pride in so having a knowledge before you apply something I would definitely recommend
