Project Support (PMO) - Business Consulting Review

by IBM

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Rating

4.5/5
  • Skills
    4.0
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • 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.
  • Junior project management role, which involved frequent client interaction. Responsible for the management of weekly/monthly finances and commercials.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Communication, time management, analysis, business acumen.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 3/5

  • 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, I was given a much hgiher level of responsibility than expected. I was responsible for the finances of my portfolio and was the point of contact for the client when they had any issues.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I received consistent support and guidance from both my task manager and foundation manager.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Company culture is top level, there is an open door policy to just about any memeber of staff at any seniority level.


  • 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?
  • I enjoyed my placement much more than I ever expected too.


  • 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
  • Be creative, keen to learn and always look for how you can innovate. Knowledge is not the most improtant thing, but instead a desire to work for the company and learn.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Management Consulting

North West

May 2023


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