HR Operations and Finance Review

Item: HR Operations and Finance at IBM
Rating: 4.8
Author: Anonymous

at IBM

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Operations

South Bank

Review Submitted: June 2021

Overall Rating

4.8 /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

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

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

My role consists of supporting the GBS Associate Management team and delivery of weekly/monthly/quarterly reports, data packs, ad hock support and maintenance of data for EU reporting.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

My role was hugely autonomous - but at the same time key for a long list of stakeholders. I was exposed to people from across the business, both internally within the UK but also to teams in EU and Global. My tasks, although at times repetitive, added true value to my team and those around me.

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?

I've developed both hard and soft skills - deepening my understanding of tech, excel, collaboration, time-management and more. IBM truly offers a diverse learning experience - both within your role but also in any other area you're curious or interested in!

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

4/5

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?

I had to deal with quite a lot of personal challenges throughout the year (family, medical, etc) - and IBM truly amazed me with the level of support I received, not just from those immediately around me but you could tell your co-workers really cared and always put health (be it physical or mental) first!

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?

IBM is a huge company, but they truly know how to take care of their own. You have international and local societies/ Business Resource Groups/Communities across the business that you can join - everything from Sustainability, Wellbeing, Events, BAME, Diversity & Inclusion, HowTo communities, People with Diverse Abilities, Women in Tech and more!

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

5/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

5/5

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?

IBM went well and above my expectations for my Placement Year, I truly loved every minute of it (although my biggest regret is not ever making it into the office due to the pandemic).