HR Business Development Intern Review
at IBM
Placement (10 Months+)
Human Resources
Portsmouth
Review Submitted: June 2021
Overall Rating
4.3 /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
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.8/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Supporting transition managers and facilitating the TUPE transfer of employees in or out of the company. Tasks include pulling data, attending prep calls, attending consultation and taking meeting minutes, assisting employees with onboarding documentation, performing right to work checks, and answering any queries surrounding the transfer or TUPE terms.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Given a decent amount of responsibility, often handling lots of sensitive employee data under strict time pressures, communicating with business unit leaders etc. Outsid eof my role there was opportunity for leadership roles.
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?
Learned many skills in my role including knowledge of TUPE transfers, professional skills such as minute taking, teamwork, communication and professional behaviour in front of clients. Data sensitivity when handing employee personal data. Other skills outside of the role such as leadership, technical skills such as data science and programming. Time management has been developed as well as prioritisation and organisation.
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
There is good support in place with the likes of Foundation Managers who look after you from a more pastoral point of view. However, I found that most of my support and guidance came from my Task Manager as I felt like Foundation Managers were too busy and overstretched to create a real connection, whereas my TM knew me very 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?
Company culture within my direct team is very open, friendly and honest. Within the wider organisation it can feel a little performative - eg they say all the right things but do they really follow it up with action. Feel like this could be the case in many large, American organisations. I feel like there was little done over lockdown compared to other companies who sent goodybags or Christmas presents or organised online events
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
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 did really enjoy my placement year and enjoyed the opportunities to take on additional projects outside of my role and team. I would come back to IBM but I can't see myself there forever. I appreciate all that I have learnt and think my wonderful team was a big part of that!
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
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
I would give clear guidance about the application process and assessment centre as there is not a lot of info about this online. I would give the advice to get involved with things outside your role as this gives you a good opportunity to meet other people. I would also say not to compare yourself to other interns as it can feel very overwhelming when other people seem to be doing everything.
