Test Trainee Review

by Experian

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.7
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • The placement itself I believe has been a resounding success, which I strongly think is due to the working environment and the people I worked with. When I first started the placement, I was welcomed into the company with open arms and was trusted with work that was important to the business. This trust my colleagues had in me instantly gave me a confidence boost and showed me that I could be an integral part of Quality Assurance, something I had been worried about before beginning my placement year. This placement year has been one of the most educational years of my life and I believe it is something everyone should do as part of their university degree, the amount of information you learn and in some way more importantly the processes of doing tasks I believe will help me in my final year, my dissertation and beyond.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Everyone welcomed me fully and I felt at home with everyone I worked with, even the developers as there was no rivalry between us testers and them.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Everytime I asked a question, it was answered very quickly and with enough information.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • The nature of testing tends to mean that you either have a lot to do or not enough. I do not think this is due to QAS though and more the job in general.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • As I was trusted with more, I was given things to do which were more complex/would have more impact on customers if something went awry.

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I will never forget what I learnt at QAS, from learning a new programming language to how to test properly. I even because more confident and believe I could interact with people more now then I did before.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Tends to be quite quiet (which is a good thing!).

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Apart from a few glitches with university, everything went fine.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • They gave me time to work on non project work and had a meeting to discuss how I could develop myself.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • If I could, I would come back after my education.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Went out most fridays and also went to various other places every so often (subsidised to places like Paris and comedy clubs etc).

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • The area is quite expensive (in comparison to the North anyway!).

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Good enough to go out, not much veriety (mostly pubs).

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Theres many different things you can get involved in if you wish.

    4/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

International

July 2009

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