Marketing Apprentice Review

by Sage

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

7.2/10

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

Meetings with lots of internal stakeholders to discuss and improve performance. Creating assets to go on social pages. Writing copy. Reporting on performance of the web, paid media content and other content. Optimising coffee break demos and nurtures.

10/10

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

I have developed time management, organisation, accountability and other professional skills, as well as general marketing skills including reporting and data and field marketing.

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I love working at Sage and the experiences and opportunities that come alongside this, the apprenticeship programme with Middlesbrough College can be trying but on the whole it is alright.

8/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

Sage is great, I feel heard and valued. With Middlesbrough college it feels difficult to understand what is happening and to have confidence in my tutor.

8/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

A lot, I feel heard and valued.

9/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

It feels minimal, I hope it improves.

6/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

It is just the theory of marketing, it applies to my role but, nothing we have learned has directly impacted my role and helped me perform better.

4/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

Not really, we have been left to our teams now, there are rarely work-led events apart from at Christmas and volunteering.

3/10

9a. Would you recommend Sage to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

The people are really lovely and as an apprentice there is great chance for progression if they have budget for you.

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

Be yourself.