HR Partner Support Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3/5
  • The Role
    3.2
  • The Company
    2.9
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • I had a great time at IBM. I went in not knowing where exactly my passions in HR were and wanting a generalist role to be able to experience as many HR areas as I got. I also wanted to experience what it was like to work in a fast-paced company, and I definitely got everything I intended out of my placement and more!

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • The team I worked in was very senior but despite me being an intern they put full trust in me straight away. I was given a lot of responsibility and accountability and they all treated me like a regular employee who had been there for years.

    3/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • My task managers & early professional manager were always very supportive of me and the things I wanted to do, both in and out of my job role. My task managers gave me great projects that opened so many doors for me, and gave me critical feedback where I needed it. The amount of responsibility they gave me was quite daunting at times but exactly what I wanted to experience.

    4/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Always very busy, very rarely and quiet periods. My role was on a project basis and there was always something to work on next. Overtime was fairly regular.

    2/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • So much responsibility, as mentioned before, my team did not treat me any differently to a regular employee, and never made me feel inferior.

    4/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I've learned so much more about HR than I did before, and feel like I understand it a lot more now, the processes, what each function does, and how important it is to the business and its strategy. I will definitely be able to use my placement year for my final year project, and I have picked up valuable skills & lessons that I will continue to draw on in the future.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • The Portsmouth office is very quiet. Everybody is lovely but it is a quite 'heads-down' atmosphere as everyone is quite busy.

    2/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • The way your placement goes at IBM is mainly down to you and your task managers, rather than it being a similar structure for all. My task managers always kept me very busy with varied projects, but I still had opportunities to do things outside of my job role. There are at least 3 placement reviews at IBM.

    3/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • Training & development is available in many places at IBM. They have an online learning channel with limitless learning modules. My second line manager regularly sent emails to the team with information & learning he thought would be useful for us. My team always brought me to meetings and events that they felt would be useful for me to learn and experience.

    4/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • International Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Working from home

    4/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • There is a HR intern program where you can get a HR grad program after you graduate, you can also apply back to consulting.

    3/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • It's definitely up to the interns themselves. I had a great time this year, and it helped a lot that I lived close to a lot of the interns.

    4/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Rent can be quite expensive, it's best to look for a house and apply early so that you can choose to live with other IBM interns.

    3/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • ....good enough!

    3/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Yep, a few interns I knew would play netball, golf, and one joined a club at the university. The Portsmouth office also have a social volleyball league that quite a few of them play in.

    3/5

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Placement (10 Months+)

South East

May 2018


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