Social Value Trainee, Building North West – Social Value at Galliford Try

The following is a Apprentice Review for Galliford Try.

Galliford Try scores 3.8/5 based on 319 reviews.

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What are the Best and Worst things about your job?

Best

1. Being able to work across all of our construction projects
2. Having the freedom to plan my own workload within the allocated targets
3. Meeting new people every week/day/- a broad range of stakeholders e.g supply chain, clients, education providers etc.
4. Support from my manager and colleagues to progress and help whenever I need it
5. The organisational culture - everyone works together and is friendly
6. I get variation in my role and get to try new things
7. I am able to take part in internal and external training
8. There is a good benefits package/salary/holidays

Worst

1. There is limited progression in a social value type role
2. Having limited previous construction knowledge/experience can make me feel less confident to do my job

What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: £21,000 - £23,000

Current salary: £21,000 - £23,000

What advice would you give to someone applying to this role?

Research how to complete an application form/ write a CV and covering letter because there are keywords that most companies look for. Also, always tailor your application to the company you are applying for - do your research!

Do you have any interview tips?

Research the company and think about how you as an individual fit into that company and can follow/work alongside their values as well as always striving for continuous improvement.

Questions I was asked included what I think social value is and why it is important to me personally and industry-wide. There were job related questions as well as personal and company wide questions.

Always prepare some questions for the interviewer and engage in further conversation where possible to let them know you are keen.