Business Transformation Services, Distribution Sector Intern Review

Item: Business Transformation Services, Distribution Sector Intern at IBM
Rating: 4.6
Author: Anonymous

at IBM

Placement (10 Months+)

Management Consulting

London

Review Submitted: July 2023

Overall Rating

4.6 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4.8/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.5/5 - Company Culture

4/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

My job role during my placement year will be to assist the Distribution Sector in account planning and research, internal communications, asset development and coordinating sector projects. My role will focus on driving the BTS agenda within distribution along with the xGP campaigns and offerings. Furthermore, I will also be aligned to the Travel & Transportation sector where I will work with clients as a consultant in project management and RFP/bid facilitation.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, quite a lot and that was very empowering as well

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

Communication, problem solving, resilience, people management
Project management and organisational skills
more technical training as well

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?

5/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

5/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

Quite a lot, especially from my direct managers and my intern peers as well

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

5/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Intense and challenging enough to step out of your comfort zone. Overall really nice people and had a great support system as well

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

4/5

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?

An amazing experience filled with great learnings, challenges and most of all excellent opportunities and really got to work with many talented and committed teams.