PR and Communcations Review

Support the global communications team by assisting the Product PR, Analyst Relations and Partner Communication team to build thought leadership content and helping our internal and external audiences to understand how we are becoming a great SaaS company. Working with the Sage Foundation team with experiencing new planning/ event professionalism, and supporting Sage’s online profile, including committing to plan and improve Sage’s partner and Sage Foundation twitter account. Willingly attend training sessions internally and externally to gain personal development skills to build and expand my knowledge of PR and to take on new challenges

My confidence skills have developed by speaking and engaging with colleagues on a day-to-day basis. I feel comfortable in committing to getting the tasks done wherever it is and however long it takes. Working in an office environment surrounded by experts, my punctuality, reliability and personal responsibility have grown. I feel independent in developing new ideas and overcoming challenges that I may face. There are a number of training courses that Sage offers, improving our working skills and to become stronger within the role.

My team at Sage is super supportive, they take the time out of their busy schedule to make sure I'm up to date with my work, asking if I have any problems and always acknowledging my work. The company overall always keeps you up to date with what is going on around the business. The intranet page is updated every day to inform colleagues with key updates and information. I love working at Sage and I'm lucky to have them kick start my career.

Since day dot, Sage has welcomed me to the office by introducing me to everyone. I had a welcome pack with a 2-week diary, including meeting the internal team and simply putting names to faces. The whole experience was well managed and the team was very supportive. I enjoy the flexibility I have around the apprenticeship course. The training provider Cambridge Marketing College input weekly tasks for me to learn and studying towards my qualification.

Sage supports me all day every day and the team has been a huge help with encouraging me to try my best. I speak to a mentor every month, the conversations are mostly about career progression, my mentor has a lot of experience in the PR and comms industry so it's great to hear about her career choices, and learn from what she has done in the past. Sage encourages colleagues to get involved in Sage learning, not only to work better in our roles but to process personally (for example, there could be a session on public speaking)

The monthly tutorials with my PR tutor is great. We discuss the topics and tasks that I have been working on over the month. At the end of each session, my tutor would ask a number of questions based on my safety, health, and any concerning questions I may have. The online support system is easy to use and well structured. Each week has a good amount of reading, listening, watching, and writing tasks.

It's helped me understand the key knowledge and skills of a PR professional. Without the learning, tasks, and assessments, it would be difficult to understand my role and the projects and tasks that go with it. I'm looking forward to leading the communications on a campaign to put my learning in practice. This will really show me if 1 year of PR learning as helped me gain better insight of the PR industry.

Whenever there is a team event, everyone is encouraged to go, to enjoy themselves and build great working relationships. Sage Foundation encourages colleagues to take the time to volunteer their five paid days per year, to support charities and local communities. For example, this can be mentoring and helping a young child with education learning andsupporting unemployment with interviewing. This is a great success as Sage puts in a lot of effort to ensure positivity around the world.

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It's a place to grow and learn as an individual, build great relationships, and receive amazing creditability after achieving positive results. The Sage culture welcomes people from different backgrounds from around the world, showing diversity, and inclusion. Sage has careers in different job industries. It's helped me start my career in the PR and comms, and I would recommend this to anyone who wants to not only be part of the company, but to watch it grow and become part of the success.

Be yourself. I really get along with my team and colleagues at Sage as I've always been myself. Like any job, you need to act professionally. Although, I see most colleagues as long life friends so it's great to connect and crack a joke. The interviews were professional but chilled, the team wanted to know more about myself, my interests, hobbies, and really get stuck into what I enjoy doing. This helped me show them my colours and personality.