Business Internship Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

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

    • Worked on various projects in various roles, ranging from initially operations, then bids, then delivery in 1 month, 5 months, 6 months respectively. I got a high level of responsibility, tasks included help with organization and smaller tasks, but also larger ones when I was more trusted. Work revolved around partners and associate partner support mostly. Projects were always very exciting!

    Skills

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

    • Project management, Design Thinking, Agile, Consultative Sales, Data Science, Excel (proper use), Good business practice, critical thinking

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

    • 5/5
  • 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?

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

    • 5/5

    Responsibilities

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

    • Yes, a large amount - sometimes I thought me not completing work would bring a project down, but I always had support in case I struggled. I felt valued.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

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

    • Always felt supported, whether it was by managers on the projects, my foundation manager (think pastoral tutor) or colleagues that often reached out to give a hand/ support.

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

    • 5/5
  • 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?

    • Very positive, friendly co-workers, surrounded by growth mindset and a general lack of toxicity. Emphasis on working as a team/ with people towards a shared success rather than individual success. One of the key selling point anyone at IBM quotes is the culture.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

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

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

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

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

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

    • Best decision of my life!

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

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

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

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

    • Yes

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

    • Make sure to do your research - know what IBM does, IBM's values, read about emerging technologies and know how to debate about them. Be yourself, IBM will hire you for you as a person and they value authenticity.

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Information Technology

London

August 2021

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