Technical Solution Specialist - Functional Tester Review

by IBM

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

10/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

I am a Functional Tester and Functional Testing is testing an application against the business requirements. This involves execution of the application using the specification given by the client. The core role of Functional Testing is to validate the behaviour of the application.

10/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

Developed Existing skills in analysing design documents. Developed New Skills in smoke testing, regression testing, system testing and writing scripts. Therefore I have learnt how to create scope documents by analysing the design and the IT requirement documents which hold all the details needed to create test cases against the user specification.

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I enjoy it a lot as the great advantage is you work and learn at the same time which you can apply it instantly with your knowledge.

10/10

4. How valued do you feel by IBM?

I feel very valued and both my work managers and personal managers look out for me and give me very good guidance to develop in my career and achieve my goals.

10/10

5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

It is very organized and well planned out with a very good structure.

10/10

6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

I am a very independent guy and I only ask for help if I am not really sure but considering the question the training providers are very supportive and always willing to help.

10/10

6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

Like I said before I am a very independent guy and I only ask for help if I am not really sure but considering the question the Employer is also very supportive and always willing to help.

10/10

7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

It meets very well.

10/10

8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

Yes there and I am going to be supporting IBM in National Apprenticeship week coming up in March from 9th to the 13th.

10/10

9. Would you recommend IBM to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Because it has given me the opportunity to be successful and I would want the same for my friends.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to IBM?

I know when we leave college and follow the advice of university but seriously I would leave the option of university for this Apprenticeship. Learn while you work and earn very good start up salary and build on it. What more would you want?