Joined as a Graduate Software Engineer
Pros
- Opportunity to work with well known clients. - The people make Capgemini amazing. - You work on real projects as soon as you start. - Your work is pretty much the same as a normal employee (not treated like a junior). The better you are, the more responsibility you will have. - Software Engineering starting salary as a graduate is decent.
Cons
- Software Engineering graduates are paid the same regardless of region. So London based individuals, goodluck if you are renting out. - After 2 years, pay is no longer competitive and way below market rate. In your 3rd year at the company, you will most likely still earn less or same as a Capgemini Consultant (CC) graduate. - Not really a graduate programme - very little training is provided. Rotations every 6months to a year? nope, you really have to voice yourself to rotate to a different client. They will want to keep you on the same client as long as possible (1.5+ years).
