Infrastructure Integration Assistant UKI Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.0
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • Overall a very enjoyable year, my team were very friendly and I got on with them well. The role had plenty of aspects to it so never left bored, plenty of extra-curricular activities to get involved in also throughout the year.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • Team members and employees were always very thankful whenever I solved their problem

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • Weekly 1-2-1 sessions with supervisor to check everything is going ok, very easy to contact supervisor otherwise.

    4/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Depending on the day of the week, Mondays always pretty busy catching up from the weekend and Friday afternoons fairly quiet.

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • A lot, responsible for being the contact point for 12,000 employees in UK and Ireland with regards to mobile telephony. Responsible for hosting and chairing weekly meetings with external service provider as well as running monthly comms calls with the wider department.

    5/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Managed to put a few theoretical skills learnt during first two years of studies into practice. A very good networking opportunity all throughout the year to get your name out there.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Most of the team worked from home, only came into the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays – on those days the office was lively however very quiet the rest of the week. This seemed common across other teams in the location, not in the larger locations e.g London/Hursley

    3/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Well organised, the Foundation team ran various events throughout the year including a Careers Fair and various employability modules.

    4/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • Plenty of online courses on offer to understand more about IBM and in terms of personal development e.g. project management

    4/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Flexi Time

    Working from home

    3/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Like to hire interns and have a separate application process, however as with any large company there is going to be a lot of competition for all roles and many abroad.

    3/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • Yes – lots of other interns on site.

    4/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Reasonably expensive, however personally I very much liked Portsmouth as a city. Plenty of sports clubs to get involved with

    3/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Nothing specifically around the office, however plenty of bars and restaurants throughout the town center, around a 15 min drive from the office.

    3/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • 2/5

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South East

July 2016


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