Apprentice QA Analyst Review

I have given the score as there has been a change in the learning provider of my apprenticeship course. This was due to the initial learning provider not providing the correct course that is associated with my job role. This was not of Sage's doing as my manager and the members of staff involved with setting up the apprenticeship at Sage being under the impression that they were being provided with the correct course that they had asked for initially.
However, my manager and the people involved with setting up the course have been fantastic in finding a new provider with the correct course in which I am to start in the immediate future. I enjoy working with the members in my team as they have been excellent in providing support when needed/asked and they have been welcoming since my first day and I feel like I get along great with each person.
I didn't have in depth expectations for when I began my course as I have never worked for a company like Sage of in the environment that the teams operate in but I was blown away by how well Sage looks after their employees and also for how great each person that I have interacted with so far has been towards me

I am new to the role of a software tester/QA Analyst so I am learning a lot of new skills as part of my job role. I am also developing skills that I had prior to working at Sage and the environment that I work in allows for these skills to be displayed and also improved on a constant basis as each project that I work on has different variables which require my skill set to be applied differently in comparison to each other. I have also been provided with several internal and external training courses to go alongside my work and apprenticeship work to further my skill set to become a better tester which therefore improves the team as a whole.

Sage has provided and still does provide a vast range of extra curricular activities to participate in. This ranges from Charity days in which i can choose what cause to help with, they have an onsite gym and will have membership access to the gym at the new office location. I have also been to social activities organised by the company or just by my line manager and team. This has helped the process of acclimatising to working at Sage so much easier to what I anticipated.

Soak up as much information as you can from the interviews to the days of the on boarding process as even though there is a lot to take in, all the information is useful even if it is not directly to your job role. For your interview, sell yourself not just based on the qualifications on your CV but also on your character/personality and how you can be someone who can fit well into a team and how you will/what you will bring to the team to help it suceeed.