GBS UKI People Operations Review
at IBM
Placement (10 Months+)
Business Operations
London
Review Submitted: August 2021
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!
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
4.3/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
- Onboarding new hires in my business unit and running their induction days
- Offboarding employees in my business unit
- Scheduling and coordinating dealboard calls
- Updating communication distribution lists
- Managing employee utilisation change requests
- Approving manager flag requests
- Approving employee transfer requests
- Actioning Automated Security Response requests
- Various Ad Hoc admin activities
- Offboarding employees in my business unit
- Scheduling and coordinating dealboard calls
- Updating communication distribution lists
- Managing employee utilisation change requests
- Approving manager flag requests
- Approving employee transfer requests
- Actioning Automated Security Response requests
- Various Ad Hoc admin activities
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, given moderately high levels of responsibility with sensitive data and handling large value requests.
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?
Presentation
Communication
Excel
Time Management
Stress Management
Email Etiquette
Communication
Excel
Time Management
Stress Management
Email Etiquette
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?
Plenty, lots people on had to give guidance and support. Can reach out to pretty much everyone.
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?
Very diverse and welcoming to all.
Very intern centric with lots of events.
Plenty of different events to target groups or special interests as well as to connect.
Very intern centric with lots of events.
Plenty of different events to target groups or special interests as well as to connect.
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?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I did enjoy it quite well, it was somewhat hindered by the pandemic lockdown as to be expected.
I would reccommend IBM to other students.
I would reccommend IBM to other students.
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
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend IBM to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to IBM
Be curious and have a can do positive atttiude. They focus mainly on willingness to learn and passion for technology.
