Design Consultant Review

Item: Design Consultant at IBM
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at IBM

Placement (10 Months+)

UX/UI Design

london

Review Submitted: July 2023

Overall Rating

5 /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

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - 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.

I’ve been hired as Design Intern, and I’m here to explore a variety of design disciplines. I work Monday – Friday, from 9 am to 5 pm, online or on the York Road office. As a designer I collaborate with business analysts, developers and key client stakeholders. I’m currently working as a UX Designer, but I also have a great interest on Visual design and User Research. Throughout this year, I worked in supporting client facing projects, mainly on the healthcare sector.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given a lot of responsibility in my placement and I truly felt like a team member. The skills developed helped me to become a confident designer. Now, I fully understand the concepts of UX and Visual Design to then implement them on my personal projects & client projects. Moreover, now I can teach others about design principles, examples such as creating playbacks for my designs to multidisciplinary teams and organising meeting effectively with my team.

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've developed my Visual Design and User Research skills. My project was very flexible for me to try these new disciplines and work with experienced designers.

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?

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?

I received lots of support from my task manager and foundation manager. They were amazing! If I ever had any doubts they would have my back, and I knew I could talk to them about any work or personal related issue.
Moreover, my team has also been very supportive, they knew I was an intern, and gave me time to finish off tasks. They were always looking out for me and I learnt so much from them!