Rating

7.4/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • I am a test analyst and am currently focused on manual testing of functional defects. On a day-to-day basis I focus on retesting the current defects that are being fixed in the latest release.

    7/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • During my time at Prudential they have already sent me on an external training course to learn java and a second one to further develop these skills. Internally I have been provided with a lot of training from other employees which has been very beneficial.

    8/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • The overall experience has been enjoyable. My team are nice and always helpful.

    6/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by M&G?
  • I feel valued due to the nature of the work. Any retested defect I approve is ready to be deployed as a fix in the next build. This makes me feel responsible and valued.

    7/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • The overall programme has been organised well. We had a scheduled induction week to provide us with an introduction and have received organised training.

    8/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • The training provider initially was unhelpful failing to provide scheduled units and course dates, lacking meetings and not giving enough information on the overall course.

    5/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • My manager allows me a good balance of time that I can distribute across, work, course documents and practicing for training. Any issues I have my manager can assist me resolve or pass me onto someone else with more knowledge.

    8/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • Very well. The costs spent traveling to my training course were refunded on expenses as well.

    9/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • There are frequent company events and outings that vary in size from just my team to whole company events.

    9/10

  • 9. Would you recommend M&G to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • Because they're a well recognised global company with many roles that aren't just IT based.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to M&G?
  • Get some work experience and practice soft skills such as presenting and communication.


Details

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Information Technology

South West

December 2016


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