Intern Developer Review
at IBM
Placement (10 Months+)
Computer Science
London
Review Submitted: August 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.
My role consists of client meetings, writing code in different languages (e.g. NodeJS, Python, ReactJS and Shell scripting), DevOps, and other general tasks (e.g. maintaining my department's internal website). No two days are the same, and it's genuinely really interesting!
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Definitely - I had the opportunity to get involved with so many different projects and was given many meaningful tasks. I got exposure to many different parts of the business, and I had an amazing manager!
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?
Definitely - I have learnt so much throughout my year! E.g. Red Hat OpenShift certification training, internal badges/courses, DevOps, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), shell scripting in BASH, Python, ReactJS and NodeJS (front end web development). I've also had many opportunities to develop soft skills, such as communication skills, presentation skills, and teamwork 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?
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?
I received a lot of support and guidance - my line manager was amazing, the wider team was very supportive, and IBM has an excellent mentoring culture.
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?
The general culture and atmosphere is incredible and IBM is a genuinely amazing place to work! There are so many company-wide events & activities, social events & activities, diversity initiatives, and voluntary/giveback opportunities.
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?
I loved my placement! It has been an incredible year at IBM and I would love to return to the company - the work has been amazing, my team was great, and it exceeded all my expectations and was so much better than I ever could've imagined.
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
Go for it - it's a genuinely amazing process! The interviewers are lovely - don't worry about the assessment centre and interview, as they'll do their best to make you feel welcomed and comfortable. Assessment centre advice: they're looking to see how you work with others, as there's a great culture of feedback, and they're looking for all sorts of different people - be yourself!
