Sales Operational Support Review

by IBM

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Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • My responsibilities include identifying and circulating Government tenders released via the OJEU and Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Framework Agreements which IBM are listed as a supplier on. I then assist the teams in the bid process for these tenders. I track all the procurements across the Public Sector, manage the procurement Portals and Central Task ID.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Conducting myself in a professional environment, Presentating, Time Management, Responsibility, independence


  • 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?
  • 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
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • In my role, i do not work as part of a team and I have significant responsibility in reviewing and selecting which tenders to circulate, to the relevant teams, since missing a tender could mean that IBM loses out on competition and revenue.


  • 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?
  • I received a huge amount of support and guidance during my placement. I was supported by foundation, my managers, co-workers, friends and family.


  • 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?
  • The company culture was excellent. It is a really encouraging and exiting place to work. The office facilities are amazing very social.


  • 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?
  • 3/5

  • 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?
  • Working at IBM was one of the best decisions I have ever made. The work can be demanding and i have a lot of responsibility but it is very rewarding. I would definitely recomment IBM to anyone looking for a placement.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • 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
  • Go into the office as much as possible to network and learn how the business operates.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Management Consulting, Procurement

London

May 2023


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