IBM Technical Sales degree apprentice Review
at IBM
Degree Apprenticeship
Sales
Manchester
Review Submitted: March 2025
Overall Rating
3.1 /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!
3.5/5
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Overview of Role
3/5
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Skills Development
2.4/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
3/5
As a Technical Salesperson, you bridge the gap between technical solutions and customer needs. Your role involves:
- Understanding client pain points and recommending the right products or services.
- Explaining complex technical concepts in a way that’s easy for customers to grasp.
- Conducting product demos, presentations, and negotiations.
- Collaborating with engineers, product teams, and sales colleagues to close deals.
- Managing relationships, following up on leads, and ensuring customer satisfaction.
I combine technical expertise with sales strategy to drive business growth and solve customer problems.
- Understanding client pain points and recommending the right products or services.
- Explaining complex technical concepts in a way that’s easy for customers to grasp.
- Conducting product demos, presentations, and negotiations.
- Collaborating with engineers, product teams, and sales colleagues to close deals.
- Managing relationships, following up on leads, and ensuring customer satisfaction.
I combine technical expertise with sales strategy to drive business growth and solve customer problems.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
3/5
Coming straight out of Sixth form I have learnt a lot of new skills from technical to soft skills
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
1/5
I feel like coming into such a big company it is hard to get noticed, Our early professional department do there best but once the onboarding process is done they put you in a part of the business that they need and it many not be the one you wanted once you are in a department its up to your task manager but depending how high up they are it can be hard to get time with them there forth your left in the background.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
2/5
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
1/5
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
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend IBM to a friend?
Yes
Why?
I think there is good potential to learn and grow as well as being able to travel and get a degree paid for.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to IBM?
n/a
