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Consulting intern - Healthcare and Lifesciences Review

at IBM

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Operations, Market Research

London

Review Submitted: June 2026

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
4.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - 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 role has changed throughout my placement, but it can be broken down:
AI bid/procurement support - as a consulting intern you are looking for ways to optimise efficiency and processes to help the team. This is often using client documentation and training an AI on it which team members can use to boost their efficiency.
Marketing - expanding the presence of healthcare and lifesciences, internally and externally.
Client events - client events are a large part of your role. You will support pre-event, during the event and after, but mainly logistics
Project management - I have been a project manager for important client matters, such as a demonstration as to what IBM can offer the client.
General one off support, such as testing processes to see what may be better

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I'd say a fair amount at times, and it can be intense but always manageable if you apply yourself. Something expected at a company like IBM.

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?

Many.
Coming from 6 form and into a role like this has taught communication , adaptability, working under pressure, time management and many more.
It has developed my existing skills such as teamwork and coordination.

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?

4/5

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?

Lots. The foundation team are super supportive and help manage you really well.

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 best. I could not ask for a better culture. Having worked a previous job where the culture and atmosphere was not good, this was a really good job.
You may think a corporate job is people on their desks not talking but it's the complete opposite. People are super friendly and always willing to help.

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 really enjoy it and am continuing to enjoy it.

Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

5/5

Please rate how your experience met your expectations

5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend IBM to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to IBM

Why is IBM better than their competitors.
How can you add value to IBM.
How can you differentiate your skillset to be better than others.

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at IBM

5/5

Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?

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