Apprenticeship as a management assistant in IT-systems

Already since July Kim Schrickel supports the spo-comm sales team. Initially she started as a trainee, but since September she can officially call herself an apprentice as a management assistant in IT-systems. What does someone in this position do and what is on Kim’s daily schedule at spo-comm? We asked her.

Chiara: Hi Kim, please tell us: What does a typical day at work look like for you?

Kim: Hi Chiara. I usually start working at 8 am. First of all, I start my PC, check my e-mails and get a quick overview of what’s to do. Of course, one thing can’t be missed: coffee! In our daily meetings we talk about the running projects and assign our tasks. My main responsibilities are the making of offers, order confirmations, but also invoices. Being in contact with our customers via e-mail or phone is my daily business. I keep an eye on the current testing samples and as well look after the the sales and production key figures. 

Chiara: Next to your actual work at the spo-comm headquarters in Nuremberg you also have to go to the vocational school in Fürth. What subjects are part of your timetable?

Kim: Next to the standard subjects such as politics and society, English and the plus program D there are job-related subjects like IT systems, technology or application development and programming. Since I’m doing a commercial apprenticeship there’s also a subject called “business processes”, which connects the theoretical and the practical part probably the most. At the moment the hardest for me is AWP (application development and programming). But I think that’s normal when you’re confronted with programming a so-called “Windows Forms App” overnight. Two years from now I’ll probably wish for tasks like these! (laughs) Overall, I like the vocational school. 

Chiara: How did it come about that you want to do an apprenticeship as a management assistant in IT-systems?

Kim: I had my first touching points with video games when I was a kid. I guess it was with the NES and later on the SNES, with the classic Mario-, Zelda- and Sonic-games. By that, my interest in consoles and later in computers became bigger. I am a typical 90s kid and grew up with all of that jazz. Like that, I developed a normal sympathy with IT but also wanted to know what stands behind it. That’s how I chose an apprenticeship in the IT field.

Chiara: What do you like most about spo-comm respectively about your job here?

Kim: What I like most here is that, since the first day, I get to see every division of spo-comm. Like that, structures and processes are easy to understand and very transparent. For me, my everyday work is a good combination of classic routine tasks and other exciting to do’s which make every day different. I get along with my colleagues very well. The whole spo-comm team is like a small family and next to our work we laugh a lot together.

Chiara: What’s your favorite Mini-PC?

Kim: I find the idea of a Mini-PC itself very interesting, since I only knew the classic desktop tower PCs before I started my apprenticeship. The most interesting PCs for me are probably the passively cooled ones, such as the RUGGED series or the best-selling WINDBOX II Quad. This system may look unremarkable but is nevertheless high-performant and can be used in various application fields.

Chiara: We all are very happy to have you in our team. Thank you for taking time for this little interview.

Kim: Thanks Chiara. I am also very happy to be part of this team :)

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