Business Support Analyst Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.5/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Work with Portfolio Management team, tracking financial data. Support with Pipeline growth strategy and utilisation tracking.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Developed Excel skills, professionalism, confidence, stakeholder management, business strategy, presentation, time management skills.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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 - my manager empowered me to reach out to senior people and carry out work for them. I have worked with and presented to senior leaders on a number of occasions.


  • 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?
  • A lot. My Task Manager set up a daily call, so we could discuss tasks and any challenges. My Foundation Manager provided a lot of support with business processes, expenses, access approvals, etc.


  • 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?
  • Due to business downsizing, the atmosphere was slightly fraught and difficult at times, but everyone was very supportive of the Early Professionals during this.


  • 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?
  • A large extent. I felt empowered and like I was able to make a positive difference on the business. It helped me decide what I excel at, and what I would like to do in the future.


  • 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
  • 3/5

  • 7. Would you recommend IBM to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to IBM
  • Research your business unit. Consider if you're willing to relocate to London. Be ready to present about yourself.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Operations

London

May 2023


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