test engineer Review
at IBM
Higher Level Apprenticeship
Information Technology
London
Review Submitted: April 2021
Overall Rating
4.8 /5
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5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4.2/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
5/5
in a day to day basis i have multiple things i could be doing from testing defects on a software to writing test scripts so people know what there testing on there tests, another thing we do is a lot of training to make sure we can do all the things needed of us.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
i enjoy my programme a lot as i get to work in the project and also be learning at the same time it is also good because i get to earn money at the same time. i also like all of the team activity's we get to do and how well we work together.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
we do alot of training on our skills and some that we may already know and ones that are new to us such as problem solving we do a lot of this in our role as we are always trying to test to find defects in code and software's, we also do a lot on communication and how to talk to our customers.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
there is so much training and support when joining you feel like you have left your home and stepped straight back into a new home, you get paired up with a buddy to help you with anything you need but you can still ask anyone around you for help too.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
well like before i said you get a buddy to help with getting settled and any thing you need or don't understand you can ask said buddy to help you with you also can get help from your managers if your struggling to do a piece of work, there is also a website where you can find all accessible support material.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
you meet up with your tutor every month to talk about some work you have prepared but they let you pick what style you want to do it in so lets say you like to talk but your writing isn't as good they let you do a speaking part to make you feel more comfortable.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
i feel like some of the stuff i learn on the courses help me because it teaches me programming languages to help me write code and also a big part is the problem solving and we learn a lot about problem solving we also learn a lot about think customer which helps you be more professional.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
4/5
there are lots of events to get involved with there are support groups such as bame, we also have a lot of lunch sessions to talk to colleges over lunch and also to play games, within our projects we also do stand up sessions which we go over what everyone is thinking an if anyone has any queries
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend IBM to a friend?
Yes
Why?
i feel like i have had an amazing opportunity here at ibm and they have supported me all the way, they are vary flexible with what's going on like if you have a day you just need to be doing aprentaship work then the majority of the time they will allow it.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to IBM?
keep applying and you will get in there is a lot of competition with the matching pool also on the assessment days please talk and interact they aren't just looking at your grade from school they really want to get to know the person behind those grades and what they want to do at the weekends in there free time.
