IT Infrastructure Specialist Review

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Windows Server/AIX/Linux administrative abilities and knowledge has increased over time Communication skills which I'm still keen to develop further Learning at speed + time management better understanding of code which will only increase

Team is great in my location however not many care for business dress. I dislike the company culture with regards to having changes and suggestions implemented. IBM Foundation does well to grasp this with a competition to have your ideas progressed and given substantial funding - however even on a project by project basis it can be very hard to make something you see as a brilliant idea a reality - even when backed by others on the same project/account. I do like that in a year I've had stimulating coversations and emails with Vice Presidents, Partners and General Managers alike - and it's great that the top tier in the company heirarchy take the time to talk to low-tier employees like myself and my collegues. I enjoyed the program overall because I feel several of the beneifts are hard earned. I chose the apprenticeship over university and I'll be sticking with it until I re-assess my needs in two years time.

I was only valued after about four months. Once I was and got into better roles, recognition and involvement in better tasks increased dramatically

Training is the area that needs the most work. Students need to be advised on what training is of good quality such as industry

This varys depending on the course and isn't a valid question. If the question is regarding the providor for the apprenticeship qualification overall, they've been good so far however I think current OCR mapping could be a far more streamlined process for all parties involved.

Support is mostly financial in terms of education, with mentors or other apprentices providing most advice on education. We are given a document with 'reccomended courses' but frankly this needs a total overhaul - I've found very few courses to be of use of those reccomended in the entire document.

My salary meets my costs and leaves me enough money to save some each month - however this is only due to the fact that I now work a tremendous amount of hours per week. If it weren't for this, I'd be breaking even or making a slight loss per month .

When I'm not working I enjoy a good social life in Glasgow/Ayr. Work events are good for IBM Foundation as a whole but for my local area they are quite poor, perhaps as Scotland/Greenock has a lower population vs England for workforce, and this is the standard I'm comparing to.

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I see a good future here and would reccomend it to anyone that isn't put off by hard effort and, in my opinion, a more intriguing, self-motivated way of learning.

Enthusiasim and knowledge of the organisation helped me massively on interview/assessment day. This, some charisma, displays of aptitude, knowledge of the industry as a whole. P Previous work experience regardless of where or what is in many ways, vital.