Public Sector UKI Intern Review

Item: Public Sector UKI Intern at IBM
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at IBM

Placement (10 Months+)

Management Consulting

London

Review Submitted: July 2022

Overall Rating

4.9 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.8/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

My placement hasn't been limited to one role during my year at IBM.
I started shadowing my task manager who was the UKI Public Sector Leader for IBM Consulting while working with his core team.
I then worked on two complex high value bid proposals for a large Public Sector client.
I then worked in delivery as PMO support on UK Critical National Infrastructure.
I have also done technical work as a complete beginner, and have engaged in a variety of external roles outside of my core role.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, despite being an intern, I was regarded as a valued member of every team I have been a part of.
An example of where I held a lot of responsibility is when I was in charge of submitting a multi-million pound bid proposal (loading all question answers and documents into the submission portal).

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

List of skills I have developed:
- Interpersonal / communication skills
- Negotiating
- Stakeholder management
- Time management
List of skills I have learned:
- Technical skills: HTML, CSS and JavaScript languages (basic knowledge)
- Communicating effectively with senior members of staff

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, I have two managers who are more than happy to aid me whenever I need it!

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 friendly and everyone is understanding of the position I'm in as an intern, and that it may take a bit longer for me to learn processes compared to others.

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?

I believe I have made the absolute most out of my year by putting myself outside of my comfort zone and therefore have fully enjoyed my year - I would rate it 9.5/10