Technology Placement Review
at IBM
Placement (10 Months+)
Computer Systems Engineering
London
Review Submitted: September 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.
Infrastructure work with large and complex systems. Full stack application development. Excel, financial and other ad hoc work.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
After completing training and are trusted by managers, given the same amount of responsibility as those around me.
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?
JavaScript, PostgreSQL, Vue.js, Node.js, Docker, AWS. Developed Excel, presentation and financial skills. General skills like communication, teamwork and management etc. improved.
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?
Regular calls with managers. Team around me to help out and ask any questions I needed. Higher ups very supportive and happy to help out however needed.
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 happy to talk and answer questions you ask. Regular social and community events. Generally a very welcoming environment.
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?
It was a great experience, got to have a lot of fun whilst gaining useful knowledge and training.
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
Technical skills preferred but not required. You need to show technical curiosity that can be done inside or outside of university etc. Do your research on the company and its values.
