Software Developer Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Software developer in consulting. 75 programming, 25% other. 25% other includes things such as: Email admin, meetings, business courses, presentations, giveback etc. 75% programming includes writing code, debugging code, pair programming, code planning.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Business skills Presentation skills Programming skills Problem thinking skills Teamwork skills


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • I was given plenty of responsibilities. I presented and spoke to executives on client calls. I was tasks with core functionally code. I got to redesign the front end for our product. I ran meetings with peers.


  • 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?
  • A lot of support and guidance. IBM is incredibly helpful and caring for YOU.


  • 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?
  • IBM has an amazing culture. A culture of support and growth, growth for you, not just the company. They encourage learning and provide many resources to do so. Any issues you have will immediately be sorted and cared for.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

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

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

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 3/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I enjoyed my placement so much that I would prefer to continue and not go back to uni. I have taken an extension contract. I have enjoyed every week at IBM and wish to return.


  • 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 it. Apply. You won’t regret it.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Software Engineering

North West

May 2023


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