Business Development Review

by IBM

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Rating

4.1/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • My role as a Business Development Intern composed of responsibilities such as discovering barriers to market entry, gathering and analysing data to measure the effects of different solutions and deciding on potential forward strategies and actions. As it is a client facing role, you spend most of your time interacting with current/prospective clients.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • I broadened my knowledge in IT as well as some coding languages. In addition, I massively improved my communication skills, interpersonal skills, presentation and public speaking as well as time and resource management.

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • Yes, I joined the team in full force since day one and with time, I started leading my own projects and opportunities as I gained more experience and knowledge in the area.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • Enough to get work done. Some times unless you look for guidance or support you will not get it. It is important to reach out and ask questions.

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • It was very pleasant, however, I did not really experience the real atmosphere of the company as I spent my placement year working from home. As much as I managed to get to know colleagues and form some kind of relationship, this would have definitely been different if we worked together 1:1 on a daily basis.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • I definitely enjoyed it and will be looking forward to potentially coming back as a graduate

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 4/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at IBM

    • 4/5
  • 7. Would you recommend IBM to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to IBM

    • Do your research for the company and be yourself to stand the greatest chance of actually getting the position. Recruitment managers want to see who you really are rather than who you claim to be. Keep your chill and read as much as you can about what the company is working on/investing or promoting.

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

London

July 2021

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