Calybre Graduate / Intern Programme

The Data Consultant Intern is an entry level role geared to fast-tracking the focused development of the aspiring data professional with relevant, practical skills including attention given to the development of consulting competencies, such as communication, commercial-awareness, time-management, teaming, project management and ultimately leadership. All entry-level starters run through the same Consultant Journey programme at Calybre. This programme has been designed to ensure that our consultants become placeable very quickly with our customers so that they can begin their journey to becoming fully fledged data consultants. The full programme runs for a year, with intense learning counter-balanced with customer experience to ensure a well-rounded approach.

On successful completion of this first year, the Junior Consultant progresses to the Year 2 programme with increased specialization and depth achieved through continued learning and customer project work.

CALYBRE LEVELS

At Calybre, we aim to demystify the term ‘Senior’ and attempt to align the right consultant to the requirement, based on their ability rather than the years that they have been working. The same consultant may be entry-level on one technology stack or focus area but be highly experienced in another.

Calybre levels are defined as follows

Calybre Level Description Might be called

Junior

Intern

Graduate

Associate

2 Novice: Consultant has all of L1 + some hands-on experience but needs continual guidance to reach the end goal.

Junior

Intermediate

Consultant

Senior Associate

3 Mid-level: Consultant has 1 – 2 years’ experience and can manage familiar workloads with minimal guidance. Is confident in identifying new problems and navigating solution in a ‘safe’ manner; knows when to ask for help.

Consultant

Intermediate

4 Experienced: Consultant has 3+ years’ experience, working with minimal guidance, may start leading L1/2 consultants.

Consultant

Senior

5 Very experienced: Consultant has more than 6 years’ experience. Often asked to lead teams, define solutions, takes ownership.

Senior

6 Very very experienced: Touching on 10 years’ experience, this consultant is an anchor in delivery teams, offering leadership to other consultants and called on by the customer for advice. May work in architecture role.

Principal

Team Lead

7 Very very very experienced: Over 10 years’ experience in the field, this consultant is seen as a leader both internally and by the customer. Can lead teams from a career development perspective and also from a delivery perspective.

Architect

Principal

Team Lead

8 These people have dedicated their career to the field, are thought leaders and offer strategic guidance to clients regarding their data landscape.

Partner

Enterprise Architect

THE INTERN’S JOURNEY AT CALYBRE

Month 1 - 3

For the first 3 months, interns are expected to dedicate their time to learning and upskilling. They join us as part of a team, called a Pod, of up to 8 people. This group will report to an Engagement Lead and a People Manager, who will guide them on their journey. The first 3 months of the programme are applicable to either track of Data Engineer or Data Analyst. This is the foundational phase of the programme and includes various introductory courses in both data analytics and data engineering, as well as so-called Power Skills, including Communication (written and verbal), General Consulting Skills, Time Management etc. The People Manager and Engagement Lead will work with the intern to make the decision as to their preferred direction of specialisation, which starts from Month 4.

The intern is given support – both technical and general – to ensure their success. They are expected to work through the material at their own pace, with minimum achievement gates laid out in the programme. For the over-achievers, it is possible to forge ahead on the programme and attain further accreditations and/or skills.

There are various examinations and certifications included in the programme. These may vary from time-to-time but each Calybre consultant is required to achieve all certifications defined in the programme.

At the end of this intensive 3-month programme, the intern should be placeable at customers.

Month 4 - 6

Once the intern has completed the first 3 months’ programme successfully, they will be ready to spend some time at one of our customers. During this phase, they are expected to be billing 50% of their time and will work as part of a team delivering to a customer. The learning and development programme continues in parallel and will occupy the intern for the remaining 50% of their available time. The intern also starts with a more focused development track during this phase, dropping into detail on either Analytics or Data Engineering.

Month 7 - 12

The intern now progresses into the role of Junior Consultant. Having completed the 6-month intensive programme, billability expectations are now increased to a minimum of 75% of a 36-hour week for months 7 – 9, rising to a 90% expectation for months 10 - 12.

4 hours / week is always set aside to allow for continued learning and development. The defined programme continues to challenge and support the technical and general consulting skills required to ensure the junior consultant’s ongoing success, both personally and at their customers. The consultant is now able to select more specialized tracks, increasing their depth of knowledge in either data analytics or data engineering, data security or data science.

During this phase, the consultant can work as a fully-fledged, albeit junior, member of a delivery team.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Be Accountable for your own Growth

We have designed a great learning programme for you – having years of experience in the field of Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing and Data Analytics, we believe we have a good idea of what it takes to become a successful data consultant. We also know that there is great opportunity for competent people in this field…globally. We love to surround ourselves with like-minded people. We want to see you grow and will be there for you as a support system; however, the hard work is up to you. We expect to see our interns and juniors take accountability for their own growth. This means that you need to understand the learning programme, where you are in terms of the development steps and what comes next. Don’t expect to be spoon-fed or micro-managed; consultants hate being managed in that way, and we admit, in advance, that we are not good at this type of management.

2. Show up with Excellence Every Day

Following on from point 1, we expect that all members of our team, from the wide-eyed newbies to the grey-haired been-around-the-blockers, show up with EXCELLENCE every single day. One of our values is ‘We are proud to be part of an amazing team that does amazing work.’ We expect a consistent level of attention to your work from Day 1. Things don’t always have to be perfect, but we should always be proud about the way we have approached things, giving our very best to the task at hand.

3. Don’t be afraid to ask when you don’t know

You will quite possibly be surrounded by people who know more than you and that can be disconcerting at times. Our culture fosters learning including learning from each other. Sometimes, it may be important to learn through problem-solving but there are times when hearing how somebody else solved a problem can fast-track a solution which can be beneficial to our clients. We never want you to feel alone. You join us as part of a pod – these people are your peers and applying the adage of ‘two heads are better than one’ is of great relevance here. Your Engagement Lead is a technical expert and has probably forgotten things that you have yet to learn – draw on his / her knowledge to fast-track your own development. Your People Manager has studied Psychology and made his / her car