We have learnt incredible new things, such as working in Angular 2, which is a brand new web development framework made by Google - Sophie and Noah

The STEM placement students are sending us weekly blogs all about their experience in the world of work! 

Work experience is great and it provides students with many benefits whilst gaining skills and helping choose the right future career path for pupils. Having work experience on a Curriculum Vitae will make a person stand out to employers as they will notice they have motivation and a real passion for work. It will also help to boost a students confidence in themselves!

See how Sophie and Noah are getting on at RBI! 

Week one - 

"We have had an interesting first week here at RBI, working in the technology department of XpertHR. We have learnt incredible new things, such as working in Angular 2, which is a brand new web development framework made by Google, what it is like to work in an office environment, and how to work in a development team.

 We have been placed together to experience pairing (paired programming) where we work at the same workstation together to complete tasks more efficiently. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed our first week working at RBI and look forward to the next three to come." 

Week two - 

"Week two at RBI has been equally exciting, we're still learning new and interesting things everyday. We have been conducting initial interviews to complete the research part of the project assigned which has allowed us to learn more about the team we are working in, the difficulties they face on a daily basis and the overall office work environment, which has been a great experience. 

We have started to test our new found knowledge by working on our assigned project and the initial development of it. There have been a few learning curves which have taught us how to deal with future difficulties."

Week three - 

"We've just completed week three of our placement here at RBI! It has been great fun and we've been making even more progress on our assigned project. We have completed our research and are starting to write up the requirements that the team requires from our project. We have continued to develop our product, using the skills and knowledge we have gained over the past three weeks, all the while, learning more about the team and becoming more accustomed to the work environment. 

So far, this placement has been an incredible experience and we hope that our last week will be as memorable as our time here so far!"

Week four - 

"Here we are at the end of our four week placement. The placement was a very enjoyable learning experience, as it allowed us to develop new skills, experience a new environment and help a professional development team to start to produce a new product.

We feel much more informed after these four weeks at RBI about the work environment in an office and have learnt much about the software aspects of things in a company. It was a great experience and opportunity to talk with specialists in the field and to gain a better understanding of the daily life in a development team.

Thank you for this amazing opportunity."

                                                                                                                                 - Sophie and Noah