Corporate Development Project Management Co-ordinator Review
by IBM
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
5.0
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at IBM
- 7. Would you recommend IBM to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to IBM
Overview
I work in M&A on the Project Management team helping integrate companies to IBM. The day to day activities are focusing on integration tasks, as well as working on projects that I have been given, and being in contact with clients via slack for any issues and queries that I can help with.
Skills
IBM has a platform called YourLearning, where you can go through digital credentials, courses, and other learning. This platform has hundreds of different skills you can focus on and improve. Throughout my placement I have scheduled time to enhance my skills and knowledge on areas such as Project Management, AI, Blockchains, Quantum, IBM cloud, amongst many others.
Responsibilities
Yes, the first month or two was more focused on training and skills learning for the role I was to do and projects I'd work on were done with support from my Manager/team members. But after these 2 initial months, I was given more and more responsibility and trust to complete projects by myself. However, help was always there if I needed it.
Support & Guidance
I had weekly calls with my manager to check in, even if it was just a conversation for 30 minutes. This helped to give me not only support if i needed on a project/task I was working on but also gave time to receive new ones. Additionaly, whenever I was given a project/task by my team, they would set out time to give me background and more info on what needed to be done.
Culture
IBM has a fantastic work culture, I am not expected to work outside my working hours, and everyone is always happy to help or explain anything. IBM also has the foundation community built up with Future/placement/grad students for nights out, sports events, and other events to have fun outside of work.
Your Impressions
I loved my placement at IBM, it has given me an insight into what the professional industry is like and what is on offer. After this placement I am ready to finish my final year at University and see what is on offer after I graduate!
Yes
No-one is expected to come into IBM with the perfect skillset. This is very unlikely. But they will teach you everything you need to know. What they want is an eagerness to learn. Just be yourself
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Accounting
London
June 2023
