Overall Rating
3.9 /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
3.5/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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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 the Sales Enablement Leader in UKI to carry out communications on behalf of the GM of Technology, and help to organise and run enablement sessions for the sellers and managers of the Technology team.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Writing and sending communications on behalf of the Tech GM was a huge responsibility in itself and had to be done consistently to a high standard each time.
Furthermore, the events that were designed to value the sellers and managers also placed responsibility on me as I was a key factor in ensuring the success of this enablement.
Furthermore, the events that were designed to value the sellers and managers also placed responsibility on me as I was a key factor in ensuring the success of this enablement.
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?
Multitasking
Networking
Confidence
Networking
Confidence
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
2/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
3/5
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?
My task manager has gone above and beyond what I expected from a placement year. Their support and wisdom has been invaluable and I feel I would have had a vastly different experience without them. Futhermore, my task manager was helpful and accessible the entire year and held bi weekly meetings that allowed for me to ask questions and keep up to date with the admin aspect of a placement year.
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
I found that people will speak to you no matter their superiority status. There is a collaborative culture that fosters a willing and open environment. Feedback is readily available and the team spirit is evident across different areas of the business.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement year at IBM. Once I discovered the year was about more than just my day-to-day role and actually more about the network I built and the opportunities I made the most of, i felt positive and open minded going into every week knowing i had the ability to make it different to the previous week.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
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
Be yourself. Despite being a tech company IBM isn't looking to hire robots! It's a people orientated culture and the best value you can bring to whatever role you take on is yourself. Don't be afraid to speak up and share your opinion. Most importantly make the most of your network, the connections you make and the people you meet are the best part.
