Technology Consultant Review

I work as an Analyst in the Testing & Quality department, providing testing and quality assurance services to a wide range of organisations. Types of testing include unit testing, performance testing and user acceptance testing. Day to day tasks may include: - Test scripting - Test execution - Defect management - Stakeholder management - Organising meetings

Since joining Deloitte I have gaining many hard skills and soft skills. The 'hard' skills include: - Programming in Javascript, Java and SQL - Database usage and management - Software development lifecycle - Types of different testing and testing frameworks The 'soft' skills include: - Effective business communications - Business ethics - Stakeholder management - Hosting meetings

I enjoy my programme greatly. I find the work rewarding, providing solutions to our clients that they wouldn't otherwise be able to enforce. I have worked in great teams and the company culture prioritises diversity, inclusion and a work-life balance. I have met friends for life in the other apprentices.

When joining Deloitte we had a long induction period where we spent 3 weeks with all the other new joiners learning key skills. This also involved many social events. As an apprentice, I also spend 20% of my time studying and this is well understood and supported by my managers. There is an extensive support system in place to ensure we succeed and are supported at all stages of the programme.

There is a wide support network in Deloitte. Before you join, you receive a buddy who is a good person to go to with any questions. You also have a dean who oversees your apprentice development. On my first project, in addition to a supportive manager I was assigned a project buddy who I could go to for advice on any topic.

I receive good support from my training provider. The modules are taught by experts in the field. Overall I am not keen on the 'learning' aspect of my apprenticeship but Ada are a good provider and maintain good communication with Deloitte themselves so everybody is on the same page.

In some ways my qualification has helped in my role - learning programming and data structures has helped me understand systems at work. Overall, my degree programme is not completely relevant to my role but the content is still useful to know and I think makes me a more well rounded employee.

Deloitte has many extra curricular activities. Whatever your interest, there will be some way to get involved, whether this is a sport, faith group etc. There is a subsidised gym on site and in addition everybody gets half a day a month which they can use volunteering for one of our charity partners.

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I have and will continue to recommend Deloitte to friends, both at an apprenticeship and graduate level. I (& my family) didn't know at first whether it was a good decision not to go to university but 18 months into my scheme I know it was the best choice for me - I now have industry experience, no debt and no stress about having to find a graduate job.

Deloitte has a good application process and you should be well supported. My main tip is to be yourself and don't try to be someone you're not. I would have liked to have been told that at age 17 nobody expected me to have loads of experience so not to stress myself out about it!