Technology Sales Summer Intern Review
at IBM
Internship (1 Month+)
Sales
Waterloo
Review Submitted: September 2023
Overall Rating
4.5 /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!
3/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
1/5
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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.
Client prospecting, profiling and outreach to clients to try drive new leads and revenue opportunities.
Usually in the office 3 times a week with work from home the other 2 days.
Usually in the office 3 times a week with work from home the other 2 days.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, given tasks and deadlines around a week in.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Salescloud, creative applications such as Adobe Premiere Pro and Canva.
Soft skills such as communication, presentation, organisation
Soft skills such as communication, presentation, 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?
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Plenty of support and feedback, everyone was extremely helpful and friendly as well as willing to offer their time and support.
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?
Great, extremely friendly and social. Large cohort of year long placements, apprentices, interns which means there are many socials.
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?
Thoroughly enjoyed
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
1/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend IBM to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to IBM
Depends on the role but I think they place a large emphasis on likeability so be social, friendly, charismatic
