I LOVE MY JOB!
Charlote Fish , pprentce Client dviser, Marsh
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Where did you go to school? Reepham High School
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What path did you take to get to your current positon? High school, sixth
form, a year at university then joined Marsh on the apprentceship scheme October 2018
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What subjects did you study? t Level, French, English Language and Spanish. t Univer-
sity, Internatonal Business, Spanish and French
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How many jobs have you had, and can you name them? This is my first full tme job.
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What school subjects link to your career? English and occasionally French and Spanish.
Some modules from my Internatonal Business course also provided some fundamental un-
derstandings.
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typical day in your current role looks like: Tending to client needs, processing invoices,
assistng with other colleagues on various accounts, WIP calls and meetngs
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What skills do you use daily, that you learnt at school? ll functonal skills, i.e. maths, Eng-
lish and IT
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What is the number #1 piece of advice you’ve been given that helped you with your
career choice? You are under no obligaton to do anything you don’t feel is right for you -
getng good grades doesn’t mean you must contnue in educaton and an apprentceship
doesn’t mean you don’t have the opportunity to contnue learning.
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Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Potentally stll at Marsh
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What is the average salary for this role? s an apprentce at present - £14k.
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If you could have done anything differently on your career journey, what would it be?
Nothing
Why do you love your job?
I enjoy the department I am in and have been fortunate enough to
have been placed on accounts with some great colleagues who help
me constantly͘ I like having the opportunity to gain so much experi-
ence straight out of educaton with no formal work experience, only
part tme jobs in cafes, bars etc͘ My managers are accommodatng and
understanding͘ Overall I really enjoy my job, the tasks I’m given and
the people I work with͘