Register Your Interest - Business and Finance Placement

Business and Finance Placement

Introduction:

Want to make your mark on the Business and finance world? Join IBM’s Business and finance University Placement scheme to understand how IBM operates. We have a variety of roles on offer spanning across all business units at IBM, some include; Project Support Assistants, Operations Professionals, Sales Support Assistants, Executive Support Assistants and Strategy Coordinators just to name a few. You’ll be working alongside fantastic IBMers on client challenges and adding real business value to our company and clients. There are so many things at IBM for you to get involved in to help you make the most out of your placement. We have top learning facilities, and you will have two managers to help guide support you through your time at IBM. The main location our Business roles are based in is London, Warwick, Portsmouth and Winchester please consider this when applying. Please note we will not have any pure finance roles, they will be a mixture of Business and Finance

The Recruitment process

• Please only apply to ONE university placement scheme
• You must be an undergraduate and in your second year at university
• The process is quick and there will be no waiting round for weeks on end.
• Occasionally some of our emails can go into your spam folder so make sure you are regularly checking your emails for updates from us.
• Assessment centres will be 8th and 10th November so ONLY apply if you can make these dates, assessment centres will be virtual.
• There are three stages of the recruitment process, you need to meet the requirements of each staged to pass onto the next
• Application Form
• Exploration Session
• Matching Process (more regrading this will be explained at Exploration Session)
• Currently this role is open from 19th October and will close once we reach capacity. This is likely to happen quickly so get your application in as soon as possible.

Required Professional and Technical Expertise :

• Undertaken two years at university, require a year in industry and will then return to university for the final year.
• Require a third year in industry as part of your university course
• Eligible to working in the UK for the whole placement (UK/Ireland passport/Student visa/Settled or Pre-settled status)
• Enthusiastic – you don’t need a specific degree background to apply but we do ask you have plenty of energy and passion for the area you are applying for!

About IBM

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From predicting the weather to artificial intelligence in Healthcare. Our Summer Internships and 12-month University Placements offer a world of opportunities. You’ll work on real projects, with real clients and real bottom-line deliverables. IBMers have the support of over 380,000 colleagues worldwide and work for leaders who reward diverse thinking and bold ideas. Our opportunities for university students will give you everything you need to build a successful career.