Software Tester Review
at IBM
Level 2 Apprenticeship
Information Technology
Cardiff / Caerdydd
Review Submitted: April 2021
Overall Rating
5 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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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
Working with organisations to do software testing on their products to improve their usability, learning new programming languages, how to communicate better and give presentations. Designing new test frameworks and reporting back to clients in meetings and my team on how overall testing is going. Communicating with various team members to run all tests.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
I enjoy my program very much, learning how to program has been very interesting, as has been learning about test frameworks. I like socialing with the other apprentices and IBM has put alot of time and effort into making the program enjoyable and fun. I have also been very supported in my apprenticeship.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
I am learning how to program in Javascript and Python. As well as how to use programs like Selenium, Jira and other automation programs to automate tests. I am learning how to present information professionally and to communicate in better ways as well as how the general test framework works.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
There is a good mixture of structed learning and self study as well as on the job training. Overall the apprenticeship has managed to find a very good balance between the two. There has been a fair amount of structure and organisation to help me feel supported in the job role I am doing.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
I am able to email my colleagues and managers at any time, they are all extremely supportive and helpful during my role and I have also received alot of support from my fellow apprentices here at IBM. Overall very good support from this employer across the board for us here at IBM.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
I am always able to reach out to my training provider with questions and they are always more then happy to help me to reach my goals on the program. This as well as IBM's willingness to step in when we have quires and issues has provided us alot of support.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
It has helped provide me context for my role as well as show me how to do things like program which has been exceptionally helpful when it comes to helping me perform better in my role as a software tester. Overall this is excellent and has been very helpful for my role.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
There is a wide network of activities and events I can get involved with as well as plenty of opportunities to network and reach out to other apprentices. Unfortunately Covid has put a bit of a dampener on this but I am sure when we are out of lockdown this is only continue to improve.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend IBM to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Its a fun, friendly place to work with plenty of opportunities for both learning and progressions. Lots of training, fun friendly people and a nice overall working environment make it a great place to recommend to work in. I have already recommended it to a friend as a good place to work at.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to IBM?
Be open to change, opportunity and new challenges, work hard to tailor your CV to IBM and if you get through to the assessment centre then work hard to stand out and show yourself through the crowd as someone to hire. Enjoy the experience and take lessons and feedback away from it.
