RateMyPlacement
Multiple opportunities throughout the year to get involved in different areas of IBM e.g. had the opportunity to work at the Wimbledon Championships as IBM Kiosk Manager.
Was a very interesting year but experiences and opportunities varied greatly depending on which department you worked in and which managers you working with,
Work wise, the placement year was not relevant to my degree and the company did little to address this 'misplacement'. Socially however, the placement year offers great opportunities in networking with others and gaining crucial insight into a ...
Enjoyed it immensley
Being an Extreme Blue intern was very much an enjoyable experience, and changed my perceptions of IBM and software development in general.
I enjoyed the challenge but sometimes the job was very high pressure
This was the best year of my life. But this was mainly because I was working for IBM rather than just my role- I did enjoy my role and had a fantastic team, but the social aspect of IBM and their volunteering scheme- GiveBack made the year as enjoyable as...
Fantastic opportunity to gain real responsibility in the working environment, however, would have enjoyed more client face-to-face contact.
Extremely helpful and supportive in my job and anything I wanted to try in the business
The opportunities present were enormous and I was always challenged.
While it was challenging it did not get to the point where I could not cope.
Really enjoyed the placement - the jobs and tasks i was able to get involved in allowed me responsibility and option to offer opinion that was taken seriously. The graduate and IT community was quite large so had opportunities to socialise outside work .
The year in IBM offers you many opportunities for learning, training and doing other things and is quite enjoyable.
