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Quality Team Business Analyst & Junior Architect Review

at IBM

Placement (10 Months+)

Management Consulting

London

Review Submitted: August 2023

Overall Rating

4.4 /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
4.5/5 - Skills Development
4/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - 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.
I mainly supported the cross-sector risk team where I took ownership of producing multiple reports & financial metrics for all sector risk teams; and also had ownership of certain management systems, facilitating reviews for complex UKI accounts. In parallel, I worked on an architecture delivery team where I had the responsibility for multiple client dashboards. My day started with both of my daily stand-ups and then working on the work I had been assigned.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was given a lot of responsibility, for many deliverables in both roles, where I owned the process.
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 have a learnt a lot of new skills in my job including how to properly use: Excel, internal management systems & PowerBI to produce dashboards. I have also learnt many soft skills including: bettered problem solving abilities, being able to quickly integrate with a new team, running meetings with sector leads and partners and in general just how the workplace operates.
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?
4/5
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 was luck enough to have a great mentor when I joined and she taught me everything I know: ranging from how the organisation works to how to use Excel and IBM systems.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The culture here is one of my favourite aspects of the company. It is quite relaxed and everyone is willing to speak to you, and help, no matter who they are and where they sit in the organisation.
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?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I throughly enjoyed my placement here and couldn't have imagined a better place to spend my year. I appreciate all the opportunities that were provided to me, the people I worked with, and all the friends I made along the way.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at IBM
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend IBM to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to IBM
Be open to all opportunities that come before you and talk to whoever you can!
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