PMO Intern Review
at IBM
Placement (10 Months+)
Business Management
Warwick
Review Submitted: July 2022
Overall Rating
3.9 /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
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
3.5/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
My job role during my placement year will be to ensure the tracking and delivery of documents between IBM and the client the NHS, and to support other aspects of the Project Management Office and wider FBO team when required.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes. I was solely responsble for a whole email account and the whole deliverables process. I then expanded to help on and off board people. I could do this because IBM were willing to allow me the responsibility.
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?
Time Management
Organisation
Minuting Meetings
Communication
Client Focus
There is also a learning platform avaliable thorughout your time which you can use to pick courses you think will be useful to you rpersonal and professional development. These could be things like professional communication to other languages to more technical skills.
Organisation
Minuting Meetings
Communication
Client Focus
There is also a learning platform avaliable thorughout your time which you can use to pick courses you think will be useful to you rpersonal and professional development. These could be things like professional communication to other languages to more technical skills.
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?
3/5
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I had my task manager and foundation manager. In general my task manager was far more helpful as she knew what tasks I was doing but my foundation manager was there for support via fortnightly team calls or I could drop him a message. More so though everyone I met/had contact with was always more than willing to help and support me if needed.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
In general it is a good company culture. It's one that supports your learning and I found it to be very much "there are no stupid questions". A minority of people higher up were very very poor at answering emails which can be frustrating as it made there seem to be a culture higher up that the work we were doing was less important but in general it was a healthy and welcoming culture.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
2/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
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 have enjoyed my placement and I have gained lots of experiences that will benefit me in the future. Towards the middle it began to get repetitive but that's when I expanded out so definitely reach out if you have capacity. It was a role I couldn't do forever but as I knew it was only for a year I was happy to complete it. At the end when uni friends have finished and have a more flexible schedule it was harder working 9-5 but in general I enjoyed it and 100% worth doing
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
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend IBM to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to IBM
Do some research on IBM as a whole - their long term strategy and any recent news articles. Make sure you emphasise their key values - in particular client focus and show a real willingness to learn. You do not have to be technically inclined to apply at all just show an interest. I knew nothing about technology in the grand scheme of things but showed an interest and was happy in my business placement
