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Excellent Experience as a Capgemini Degree Apprentice

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Capgemini for 4 years
January 8, 2020
Holmes Chapel, England
5.0
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Pros

My degree is paid for by the company. I get a competitive wage (25k+), which is much higher than anyone else my age!

It's very flexible; it does depend on what client you work for, however. I'm onto my third, and I've never had problems getting time off when needed.

I still get paid when you're between projects.

I still have a year and a half left of my degree, and once I'm finished, I have a permanent role with the company.

Lots of opportunities to travel. I have never worked in one place for over a year; I've been up and down the country.

Great benefits, for example, you can buy holiday days.

Get all travel, accommodation, and food paid for when working away, and usually have work from home Fridays to encourage work-life balance.

Cons

A little slow with my promotions. I'm about 6 months behind my peers through no fault of my own, just due to not being on a project for the first part of the year.

Sometimes it takes a while to get moved onto projects, so I sit 'on the bench'.

If you don't like travel, this isn't the role for you. I thought I would be working out of Manchester; however, I've only been to the Manchester office twice since I started 3 1/2 years ago. You work on client site mainly. Usually, I stay away Monday-Thursday during the week while on client site.

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