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IBM

Senior Design Consultant Review

at IBM

Degree Apprenticeship

Management Consulting

London

Review Submitted: February 2025

Overall Rating

4.2 /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 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
3.8/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
Creating digital experiences for clients across the public sector, offering insight into best practice, latest trends, helping realise vision and implementing in conjunction with technical teams.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
Thoroughly, chance to make it your own, prove yourself early on in career and create a career path ypou're passionate about.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
Numerous, chances for continuous skills development related to direct day-to-role and wider.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
Very, vast experience with apprentices from the organisation attending the course and many lines of escalation/help if needed.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
4/5
Lots - direct line management but also through a Foundation Manager who focuses more on pastoral care and focuses on your early career.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
Lots - they want you to do very well, they support you at every hurdle and ensure you have all the resources in place to succeed.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
Very good, direct implementations and looser connections too which can be tailored to role.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
4/5
Yes - just like any university, can join or create pretty much every club under the sun!

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend IBM to a friend?
Yes
Why?
The people make the company, history, adaptation and constant success.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to IBM?
Be yourself, we want authentic do-ers who want to learn and prove themselves.
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