Lewis Brougham
Junior Business Intelligence Developer at City of Liverpool College
Since graduating I have work as a Junior Business Intelligence Developer at City of Liverpool College. My days involve developing Power BI reports based on what customers want to see. Use T-SQL to analyse and extract data. Troubleshoot problems with existing SQL procedures or data refreshes as and when they arise.
What inspired you to study your degree at university?
Always had an interest in IT and development/programming
What was your favourite thing about studying this degree at Edge Hill?
Meeting many friends I have a lot in common with and still speak with to this day.
What are the top three skills you have gained from your degree?
Increased social confidence, report writing web design and development
How did Edge Hill support you with getting work experience and enhancing your employability skills?
Skills developer that I use in my current job role in data analysis and Web design. As well as employability module helping improve my CV.
What’s the best thing about Edge Hill to you/your overall highlights?
Good quality of teaching and met a lot of good friends there.
Do you have any tips for other students considering this degree at Edge Hill?
My advice is don’t be afraid to ask your tutors for help with the course as that’s something I struggled with when first starting due to being rather shy. But over time got better.
What do you work as now and what does a typical day in your job look like?
Since graduating I work as a Junior Business Intelligence Developer at City of Liverpool College. My days involve developing Power BI reports based on what customers want to see. Use T-SQL to analyse and extract data. Troubleshoot problems with existing SQL procedures or data refreshes as and when they arise.
What is your favourite part of your job?
Enjoy getting to put my knowledge of data analysis to use in a workplace (and hopefully soon my web design skills also).
What are your future career plans?
I have already spoken to my manager about them training me up on the systems/app development side of the team, as have mentioned having some of those skills from this degree I did. Hoping this will be in next year or so.
How has your degree prepared you for this career?
Experience in data analysis for my current job. And Web design and development for my future here when they train me up on that.
What steps did you take to get into this role?
Applied using the company site. I used chat gpt to help me find many sites to check as I found this to be more successful than job sites like indeed.