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Talent Acquisition Coordinator Review

at IBM

Placement (10 Months+)

Recruitment

Waterloo

Review Submitted: May 2023

Overall Rating

3.6 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role
3.8/5 - Skills Development
3/5 - Support and Guidance
4.3/5 - Company Culture
2.5/5 - Overall Experience
3/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
CV screening, running assessment centres, organising interviews and answering any candidate queries plus any additional ad-hoc tasks
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
At IBM you are given your own individual role which no one else is completing so you are given responsibility to handle tasks rather than doing odd jobs that managers don't want to do
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have learnt how to use recruitment platforms such as GOM (Brassring) and improved some basic excel skills
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
You have two managers who you can go to who are supportive and there for you when needed
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
3/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
3/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Lots of different things to get involved with, sometimes the other interns can be quite cliquey
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
3/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
During busy periods I really enjoyed my role however when the role quietened down sometimes I felt a bit lost and wasn't really sure what to do.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
2/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at IBM
3/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend IBM to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to IBM
Make sure you find a role that is suitable to how busy you want to be and that it will push you to the extent you want to be pushed
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