"I am a mixture of a developer, manager and trainer.Being a developer is important in my job role because it means that I am innovative and always looking for ways to improve what we are doing. It also means that I am able to work by myself or a part of the team which comes in very helpful in constriction because there is a mixture of both ways of working. A manager is motivating and good with money which works well for me because I am training to become an Estimator. This means that I will be involved in pricing jobs so will need to be able to work as part of a team and ensure that I have got all the information I need from the other people in my team. My last personality type is a trainer. I think the main trait of this is that I like to simplify things and not make them complicated. "

"At the moment I am a management trainee and am training to become an Estimator. I experience a variety of placements within the business to experience all the other careers and get a taste of how everything links together as well as broadening my knowledge of the industry. At the same time as this, I have just finished my HNC Construction and the Built Environment and I am starting a MSc in Construction Cost Management in September 2023. I enjoy the variety the most, every project is different and you are constantly learning. I never imagined I would be in the construction industry so it is all still new and exciting. The starting salary varies depending on experience, whether you have come straight from your A-Levels or if you have previous construction experience. "

"When I left school I had no idea what I wanted to do, so I went to Sixth Form to do subjects I enjoyed and still had no idea. I ended up doing my degree because I still wasn't sure what to do and what the different opportunities were so I just picked something I enjoyed and was good at! At Uni I worked at a trampoline park when I came home for the holidays but didn't work during term time and I found out very quickly that this wasn't the right job for me.I graduated University in 2020 so I found looking for jobs very hard due to COVID. I applied for so many jobs and was constantly rejected and was getting very disheartened... During COVID I worked in Tesco for 9 months while still applying for jobs that I thought I might like. At this point I still had absolutely no idea what I wanted to do, I was applying for jobs that sounded interesting no matter what sector they were in. Eventually, I came across my current role and thought \"why not?\" so I applied for it, not knowing I'd be successful! My journey was confusing and at times disheartening, I was thinking \"why does no one want me?\". I kept changing what I thought I wanted to be, but it gave me experience in interviews and assessment days and I gained exposure to different types of people which turned out to be really useful. "

"In my spare time I like coaching at my local judo club (I have done judo since I was 3!), I like seeing my friends especially having movie nights with lots of snacks, and I really enjoy reading. I have recently started doing Rugby and am really enjoying that! "

"My days at work vary a lot because I am currently on a management trainee programme. This means that I do placements in different parts of the business and will get to experience a little bit of what everyone does. This is really good because it lets me understand how everything joins together and why everyone's job is so important.My placements can be in:- operations (being on site)- estimating (pricing jobs to win them)- surveying (making sure you stay on budget)- design (making sure the building can be built) - bids (creating the submissions to win the job)- finance.... the list goes on! "

"A Levels:MathsAccountingPEDegree:Mathematics with StatisticsI have just finished a HNC in Construction and the Built Environment at Guildford College, and I am strating a MSc Construction Cost Management at the University of Reading in September. "