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Skills
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Responsibilities
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Support & Guidance
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Culture
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Your Impressions
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Sage (UK) Ltd
- 7. Would you recommend Sage (UK) Ltd to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Sage (UK) Ltd
Overview
You can expect to: •build data tables/views •manage existing tables/views • provide analysis using customer data to predict customers entering lifecycle stages • create predictive machine learning models • lead presentations to wider/other teams • create a range of data visualisation tools from dashboards, charts and tables • connect with managers and stakeholders to manage expectations and build strong lasting relationships • respond to emails and manage workload • complete independent learning using the free provided resources • have fun!
Skills
This placement taught me a wide variety of skills: Technical Skills: • SQL • Python • Alteryx • Snowflake • Confluence & Jira • D&B Market Insight • Power BI & Qlik And allowed me to develop other skills: Soft Skills: • Teamwork • Confidence (very important!) • Communication • Presenting • Problem Solving
Responsibilities
I was treated as just another member of my team, which was daunting at first considering most of the rest of the team had PhDs! I was given as much responsibility as was decided was right in conversations with my manager and mentor and had some really important and interesting projects during my time!
Support & Guidance
This placement is very much tailored to the person! I was given a mentor (another member of my team) who taught me the basics of all the skills needed to succeed in my job role! I was then given as much responsibility as I wanted that allowed me to be challenged. The last 6 months of my placement, I was completely independent but always encouraged to ask for help when needed!
Culture
Sage is a brilliant place to work. They actually care about their colleagues! Mental health, work-life balance and community engagement are incredibly important, shown through multiple provided health benefits, 5 volunteering days you are actively encouraged to use, flexible and hybrid working options and the multitude of social events held in office! My team was always there for me, as well as so many other colleagues and processes in place to support to me!
Your Impressions
I loved my placement and now that I’ve returned to university I really appreciate and value all that my time at Sage has taught me. I made some amazing connections, developed so many skills that my CV actually looks a little cramped and learnt some priceless important things about myself. Thank you Sage!
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When applying to Sage, your personality and values are all that matters. Sage is more than happy to provide the learning needed for you to perform your job role, but they can’t teach you how to be the perfect person to fit in at Sage! They don’t care if you’re switching career functions or graduating, they just care that you’re passionate, positive and eager to make an impact. Let yourself shine!
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Data Science, Marketing
North East
December 2022