Apprentice QA Analyst Review

My role as a QA analyst is to test different software and updates to software. Some of my daily jobs include: test planning, carrying out test plans, performance testing and automation testing. In addition to this, i also spend alot of time working with others and documenting much of our work.

Yes as before this job I had very little technical experience. From my role i have learnt technical skills such as programming and coding and also what it means to be a tester and have the mindset of a tester. Also i have learnt communication skills to be able to work with my team.

I am enjoying my program and the prospect of the future learning it brings. However i have only been in my apprenticeship for a handful of months so much of my learning is still theory based and working on the foundation knowledge. I will be enjoying it more when i move to the practical things.

My program is very well organised and structure, as i know where i stand and always know what i am doing. In addition to this, i know who i can talk to regarding any issues i face and am never left in the dark about any questions i may have.

I receive a lot of support from my employer as they always provide me with extra time to discuss questions i may have or provide learning support. furthermore, i never find myself doing work above my level and if this was the case i have mentors in place to provide support.

During my training with my training provider they are always mentioning any optional qualifications we may do and highlighting any information that is key for these qualifications. I know that if i needed any extra support i would be able to find it and they are more than happy to suggest extra learning.

This qualification is very helpful as it provides not just theory around the subject and more written based work, but also practical work where i am able to gain experience in the role i will be doing in the future. This allows me to perform much better and helps me.

Yes, SAGE has many extra activities that are always advertised to me. these can include: foundation days where we work with charities, networking events, sports day and many other social gatherings. There is an abundance of these events and i never feel as though i could ask for more as there is so many options.

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I will and already have recommended SAGE to many of my friends. i feel as though it is a great place to work with many benefits such as flexible working and remote working. however the key reason i recommend SAGE is the great atmosphere around SAGE and how nice it is to wrok here.

I would advice them to try as hard as they can to get whatever role they are applying for as SAGE is a great place to work. i would also suggest looking out for any roles that maybe dont match exactly what they are looking for as SAGE offers many opportunities to move roles once inside