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IBM

Consulting Intern Review

at IBM

Placement (10 Months+)

Management Consulting

London

Review Submitted: June 2025

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 - Overview of Role
4.5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - 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.
I would create pipeline reports to inform partners and associate partners of Pipeline and utilisation data. I would also support with ad hoc tasks and reports when necessary, such as reports on financial data for a particular quarter or time period.
I also supported giveback to support the IBM community.
I also was involved with various projects and bids linked to high profile clients of IBM.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I would say at times I was given a strong amount of responsibility that enabled me to learn, exceeding my expectations prior to starting the placement.
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?
I have developed various skills such as hard skills like excel, Powerpoint and prompt engineering due to the experiences I have have had at IBM.
Furthermore, IBM have enabled me to develop soft skills such as Presenting, networking and time management.
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 did always have people to go to at the company for support and guidance. There were always people from a variety of levels of seniority willing to support me, even if they did not have to and did not know me 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?
It was very friendly, the majority of people were very willing to give up their time to meet me and support each other. It was much friendlier than I would expect from a large international company. I have built some meaningful connections during my time here,
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?
I did enjoy it a lot. I enjoyed the ability it gave me to learn about the consulting industry and corporate environment within the UK. There were also plenty of opportunities to socialise with other people at IBM, which furthered the extent to which it was enjoyable.
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
3/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend IBM to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to IBM
Take the time to network and always stay active on the slack channels to keep updated on opportunities to get involved with different initiatives.
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