Infrastructure Integration Assistant UKI Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.1/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    2.2
  • The Culture
    2.3

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • It was a well supported role with lots of responsibility & got quite lucky with a very busy year for my team.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Always willing to help - cannot fault my immediate team, so welcoming.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • My manager supported me in every aspect possible

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Often had busy periods, but a standard day had enough to keep you busy

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • In charge of various different budgets & given freedom to lead projects required for our team - I feel this is more so based on my team and not reflective of all on the scheme.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Helped hugely in allowing me to experience the corporate world.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • The general office was quiet, and quite often it seemed if you spoke in our area people would give you dirty looks, so not ideal. However when it was a bit busier it was a good atmosphere & working within a team of other placement students made it good fun!

    2/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • I find foundation who look out for placement students to be slightly disorganised at time, however again in relation to my actual team they were well set up and helpful.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Many different events to try & help e.g. CV sessions etc. However I would not say these were useful due to the fact that they were basically stuff covered in first year of uni study so did not add any value.

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Car

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    Healthcare from home

    Healthcare/Dental

    Travel loan
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Still have to apply for the graduate scheme, the process could be explained so much better and not saved until the last minute.

    3/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • There was a good social scene, despite not everyone getting on there was always someone you could get on with/do something.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Having never lived in the South I found it expensive in terms of nights out etc, however the general cost was quite low, I presume because Portsmouth is not the nicest of cities......

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Couple of decent places, but not a lot of choice & alot of places were very similar and it lacked variation, the prices were also a bit high.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Not directly with the company no, however on your own merit yes just like anywhere

    1/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South West

June 2015

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