Ecosystem Sales & Bus Dev Intern Review
at IBM
Placement (10 Months+)
Sales, Business Operations, Data Analysis, Marketing
London
Review Submitted: July 2022
Overall Rating
4.6 /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
5/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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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.
Engaging with account teams; setting up meetings; running email campaigns; marketing engagements.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was trusted with handling partner & client relations via email and virtual & real life meetings.
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?
Yes! IBM's Your Learning Platform (as well as free subscription to Udemy) gives you acess to top class education to upskill yourself, e.g. I learnt about novel technologies & data privacy laws & AI ethics.
In my day-to-day role I learnt about how business runs, and challenges faced. I had exposure to client and partner meetings.
In my day-to-day role I learnt about how business runs, and challenges faced. I had exposure to client and partner meetings.
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?
5/5
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
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Yes, every intern in IBM's Foundation department is given an HR Manager to oversee your progress and development - this is on top of our task manager who sits in our department. Moreover, everyone is super friendly, and I have developed some amazing mentors along the way.
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?
Very friendly, engaging and supportive. Everyone wants you to succeed and will help you - whether that be explaining a work concept or more hollistic wider career development.
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?
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?
To the most extent. Cheesy, but this year has given me fantastic opportunities, and changed my career outlook for the better.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
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 yourself, show intellectual curiosity and welcome and opportunities. Being proactive is the best way to show your passion and that you want to work here.
