hi my name's Oliver my name is Saif. We're both industrial
placements at HM Revenue customs. hello I'm Jacky Wright, I'm the chief digital and
information officer for HMRC. I'd like to speak to you today about really exciting
program, our industrial placement scheme. This year's applications open in
February the placements start in September for nine to 12 months and offer
the most generous salaries. You can start applying beginning of February we're
offering a great 25 placements in various locations for Newcastle all the
way to Worthing, including software developer, cyber security, business analyst
and architect. We offer the most competitive salaries in the country for this type of scheme
But don't take my word for it, we'll let them tell you all about it.
first guys tell me a little bit about what you're studying and where? Oliver
what are you studying and where? I'm studying computer science at Northumbria
University and you Saif? I'm studying software engineering and the University
of Bradford. And the role that you have, what is that?What exactly are you doing?
so I'm an associate solution architect and I create solution design documents
for IT architecture for helping our customers ensure that they can get
their taxes right the first time. So I'm a business analyst based in Shipley and what my
day-to-day job is create technical solutions to help collect tax.
So Oliver, why do you like what you do? I'm very passionate about being able to
work for HMRC because I feel like I'm able to actually make a difference for
our customers and actually be able to serve the public
it's very interesting to be able to work in central government and actually be
able to be part of big high-profile projects. Good. So what I enjoy
about working for HMRC is because every single day is a different day and I
don't feel like I'm an industry placement student, I'm actually in the workplace,
I feel like I'm part of the staff and everyone in the same level as
me, which is great. Every single day is a learning day for me, I'm learning
something new every single day which is great. So what attracted you to the role
for me, to be able to actually make a big difference in
people's lives it was very important thing
you know to actually be able to work in the civil service was a very good
opportunity and that was the main thing that drew me to this position. And you, Saif?
So what attracted me to HMRC is they offer a competitive salary which was great but
when I actually got into HMRC, I could see that there was many different
opportunities available for progression which is absolutely great for myself so
I can climb up the ladder. So what are your plans after this? Well for me, being
a Solutions Architect was something that I didn't have a huge amount of knowledge
about prior to applying for the role and now it's something that I'm really
interested in and I really enjoy doing and I definitely think I would pursue a
career down that route. You Saif? My plans for the future is obviously to complete
my placement and apply what I've learned in my placement into my final year of
University. Ididn't even know what a business Analyst was, but got a bit more information
about it and another job role of mine what I want
to probably get into a cyber security which I know HMRC are really big on. So,
my future I can see that I want to come back to HMRC and be qualified as a
business analyst and continue to work with that company. Thank you Oliver and Saif
again just a reminder we start accepting applications in February, 25 placements
all over the country with the most competitive salary in the country
everyone see's the civil service as being people in suits with bowler hats. HMRC is
becoming one of the world leading digital organisations and is a very modern
place to work. Where there's a million challenges and different things going on
each and every single day. I've had a lot of support including
qualifications such as AWS and the agile qualifications which has helped me
immensely in my projects. Choosing a placement at HMRC was a fantastic decision and has
given me a lot of excellent experience. If you're thinking about doing a placement, apply to HMRC
thank you again and I look forward to receiving your applications.