I LOVE MY JOB!

Melissa Dennet, pprentce Client dviser, Marsh

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Where did you go to school? Notre Dame High School, Norwich

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What path did you take to get to your current positon? Completed my levels in summer

2018 and started as an pprentce in October 2018.

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What subjects did you study? level Mathematcs, History and Psychology

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How many jobs have you had, and can you name them? I have had two jobs previous to

this role, both in retail.

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What school subjects link to your career? Mathematcs - I am ofen calculatng Premiums

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typical day in your current role looks like: Responding to Client queries, sending out

policy documentaton and invoicing for placements.

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What skills do you use daily, that you learnt at school? Numeracy, English skills when

composing emails.

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What is the number #1 piece of advice you’ve been given that helped you with your ca-

reer choice? I was deciding between going to University to study Criminology or whether

to do an apprentceship. I think a piece of advice that would have helped me would to have

been to have admited to myself sooner that I did not want to go to university rather than

allowing my sixth form to pressure me into applying.

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Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Hopefully having progressed within my team! I

would like to be Client Executve on a few accounts for sure.

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What is the average salary for this role? s an pprentce £14,000 but I believe once you

have finished the scheme this is risen to £20,000.

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If you could have done anything differently on your career journey, what would it be? So

far I don’t think there is anything! I finished my retail job which I had been in for 2 and a

half years (while I was in educaton) the day before I started at Marsh - I have not been un-

employed since I was 15!

Why do you love your job?

I love my job because I am a valued member within the team and

there is a clear path for progression and also pay rises! I don’t feel as

though I will be statc in anyway͘ I enjoy working in an office and

building relatonships with Clients and watching myself grow with

confidence when giving correct advice͘