Engagement & Experiences Specialist Review

Item: Engagement & Experiences Specialist at IBM
Rating: 4.4
Author: Anonymous

at IBM

Placement (10 Months+)

Marketing

Waterloo

Review Submitted: June 2024

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!

5/5 - Overview of Role

4.8/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

3.5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

3/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Presenting demos to the client
Booking and scheduling meetings
Handling the bookings of all demos and communicating with the appropriate subject matter experts
Assisting the team where necessary

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, I handled the bookings of all demos in the Innovation Studio this past year. This was near 300 demos with different clients ranging from Shell to the UK Government.

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?

Communication
Team working skills
Organisation
Dedication
Proactiveness

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

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

My task manager's support and guidance was vital and definitely the most support I have received in my career. I had mentors that I worked with in my team who were more than happy to advise me on how to better approach things and would consistently evaluate my work - which is what I communicated I needed. Overall, I worked with a fantastic team.

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 is generally suited to interns working there, as a futures leaver I was one of the youngest people in the company at the time and despite this, they respect the level of effort it takes to get where you are and that you are willing to learn. Most IBMers are more than happy to sit and chat to find out further about your placement and how they can help which really does impact one.