Interns have always been welcome at Reach-U. They’re our full-fledged team members from day one – involved in real projects to gain valuable work experience, put into practice everything studied so far, and learn things that can never be taught in a classroom.
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You may think of a typical intern as an IT-graduate in their early 20’s. Well, you’d be surprised how different our interns’ background is here at Reach-U. Their stories are true evidence that regardless of your education or career background, what truly matters is your inner motivation and willingness to learn and grow continuously.

​Ann joined Reach-U as a QA intern a few months ago. Who would’ve thought a year ago that examining the life of bugs in nature will soon be replaced with chasing bugs in software applications!

This is her story:

Doing an internship with real work experience was my plan for testing out the idea to turn my career around once more (last time it was from a civil servant to nature conservation biologist).
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It might seem that moving from biological research to software testing is a bit of a leap, but with interest, determination, transferable experience, and a supportive team, it is actually doable! Scientific research has very much in common with testing: gathering and analyzing previous documents, evaluating used data, methods, and results, and finally, communicating found ambiguities and defects.
 
Learning resources for a background in software development and testing are abundantly available but learning does not stick without practice. So, I gathered advice from my friends in the industry and applied for apprenticeships in companies whose products and work environment appealed to me. In Reach-U we agreed on a mutually beneficial plan, and by next Monday I was one of them! Learning the ropes was intense, but that was the intention. Soon I was able to ask questions which turned into bug tasks. One of my first assignments was testing a solution that digitalizes licencing of health care providers – comparison with requirements, checking the design, assessing accessibility, and overall exploratory testing. My previous experience as a solo tester made me appreciate even more the dynamically intertwined development team in Reach-U.  
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As for testing my idea to become a tester – passed – now I am a Junior QA Specialist! Looking for bugs proves to be a transferable skill!

​The Christmas Party for the children of our employees has always been important. In addition to the mandatory visit of the Santa Claus with the sack of presents, we have always had a children’s play.
For the second year in a row our employees have acted in the play.

Why?

We decided that this would be a perfect training for our sales persons – to be at the stage in front of the most critical audience. To rehearse how you will act even when you know your lines by heart, but someone from the audience interrupts. Or how to speak up loud enough for everybody to hear you and understand what you are saying. How to control and show your emotions, etc.
It was a great team event during which we learned how talented people are working in Reach-U.
 
As the last year’s play was very well received by both the children and the parents, we decided to repeat it this year. In addition to sales persons, this year we also invited project managers, analysts and support people to join.
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With confidence we can say that this year’s play „Timbu-Limbu, Her Courtiers and Snow-millers“ was a huge success. Here are some pictures to show how much fun a team event can be.