From trainee Business Engineer to professional

"Thanks to the professional team and working with Mendix, I have already been able to do several great assignments within four weeks."

By Remco den Hartog, Trainee Business Engineer at JAM-IT

"We graduates often have a small problem: the internships and traineeships are out there, but the companies do not offer the flexibility you need to be able to guide a student. JAM-IT really is an exception. It is a very relaxed place to work. If I have a question, the whole whiteboard is immediately filled with a well-argued explanation. If I have no questions, they leave me be. The traineeship is put together so well that this is possible."

"I had got a bit rusty at developing. Because JAM-IT works with Mendix, I was able to pick it up again quickly."

"From Trainee Business Engineer to Advanced Business Engineer, that is what I am being prepared for. During my earlier studies [vocational] in Application Development I learned to program, to build applications, to develop software and so on. But I did not want to keep programming my whole life, so I started the [university of applied sciences] Business and IT Management programme. There I am learning to be the link between business and IT. The programme is so broad that I can still go in any direction. But programming, well, that itch never really goes away. And it is important that I can do it, in order to be that link. Fortunately we work with Mendix at JAM-IT, which is so user-friendly that I was able to pick up developing again quickly."

"The traineeship is put together well. The learning paths available are so clear that I never think, ugh, what should I do now?"

"In the first period I mainly worked on the learning paths that come with Mendix. Online training, workshops, courses: you learn very fast here! Within four weeks I have already been able to do several assignments. We have even got to the point where I have started on a nice internal project! The traineeship is put together so tightly that I never think, ugh, what shall I do now. There is something to learn every day."

"Developing with Mendix has so many advantages: it works fast, it has plenty of options, and it is also much more fun to build with!"

"Custom work, that is what makes working at JAM-IT even more enjoyable. We develop the applications that fit what the client needs. Because we work with Mendix here, we can do that at great speed! Do you know the term Rapid Application Development? That was invented here. Mendix offers such a powerful platform that we do not have to develop everything by hand. Writing code is a thing of the past. Projects that would otherwise take a year, we deliver in a few months. That is not only pleasant for us, because it is very visual and creative, but also excellent for our clients. Because we can change gear quickly, so can they. In this age of digitalisation, that matters more than ever! Another advantage is that because we build with Mendix, our applications are automatically suitable for multiple platforms. Talk about working fast and efficiently!"

"After this traineeship the learning is not over. Then we work on towards Advanced Business Engineer. Your own clients, the link between business and IT. Really enjoyable!"

"So many clients, so many wishes. Sometimes someone already has a problem and an idea. Then we are there to give that idea the right shape. Sometimes a client has no idea at all. Then we take care of the analysis and the right solution. At JAM-IT you start as a Business Engineer, but you work towards the role of Advanced Business Engineer. Then you get to analyse all those client issues, work on the perfect solution, and take responsibility for your own clients. That is often highly complex [business] software, made to measure. Because we always deliver custom work, JAM-IT is a really enjoyable employer for me! Because where better to be the link between business and IT than in the place where business and IT come together?"