Cross Communications Specialist Review
at IBM
Placement (10 Months+)
Marketing
London
Review Submitted: July 2022
Overall Rating
5 /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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
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.
Sat within the UKI Communications team alongside Marketing at IBM. Helping the Internal, External and Executive Comms Leaders execute their roles.
- Running Campaigns/Competitions
- Media Events and Press Conferences logisitics
- People profiles for Executives
- Running Campaigns/Competitions
- Media Events and Press Conferences logisitics
- People profiles for Executives
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
gained full responsibility from day one - never treated as a student but rather a full time employee with hands on experience
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?
yes, so many - organisation, motivation, creativity, TECH skills and many more
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?
Constant support from various people - direct team but also the foundation team, mentors and buddys
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?
Everyone is incredibly kind, and will give you time of day. If you ever are interested in what someone does everyone is happy to discuss and explain to you what they do further.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
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?
Extremely enjoyed it
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
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
Research the company! Learn history, current events where they are mentioned in the news, recent client deals - anything but go the extra mile and it will be recognised.
