Students studying Business at Bridgwater College welcomed Andy Flint, Director Business Banking, for West Somerset and Megan Wood, a former Level 3 Business student who is now working in NatWest Bridgwater.

Andy Flint began working for NatWest in 1977 now Director of Business he is, among his other jobs, tasked with finding new employees to enhance NatWest and its customers. Megan, a former Bridgwater College student, completed her work experience in April 2014 at NatWest, impressing Andy and the team and from there they offered her a full time position on completion of her studies. Megan has now been employed for a year and is progressing extremely well and is looking to enhance her skills and knowledge by moving into different branches.

Andy and Megan spoke to second year business students to give them an idea of the employment opportunities available within banking. The experience Andy has behind him allowed the students to truly understand what it would be like to work in the world of banking, but also what the bank would look for in its employees. Both Megan and Andy were able to inform our students of their rise to their chosen profession, Megan also giving the students an idea of how the Level 3 Business Extended Diploma helped prepare her for employment.

Andy also spoke about employability and how the bank look to its employees to provide an excellent customer experience. These skills along with CV writing and interview techniques allowed the students to better understand what different employers look for and how they can improve their own CV’s and interview processes.

Abbie Brogden, Work Placement Coordinator for Business, Management and Computing said,

“I’d like to thank Andy and Megan for speaking with our students, it is extremely important that our final year students have the opportunity to learn about careers in different industries. Andy is a fabulous ambassador for NatWest and this really came through for our students. I’d also like to thank Megan who has come on leaps and bounds through her business course and beyond. Now really achieving and doing well in her employment.”