Marketing Professional Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

Rating

3.9/5
  • Skills
    3.5
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I build daily reports for the business and agencies, and I execute marking communications to the EMEA region.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Working in a team has been vital in my role as you are constantly working with your peers to meet deadlines, which also brings me to communication skills. Sending emails and communicating in the team calls has been very important and I've definitely developed those skills within my time in IBM


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • Most of my roles came with much responsibility, for example the reports I build are used by many people in the business, and the scorecards I built were also vital for the keystake holders of the business.


  • 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?
  • There was always support and guidance, everyone in the team was happy to help with tasks that I didn't know how to execute. However, my role was quite lonely at times as most/all the team members were based in Romania, Spain, Germany and France.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • The company culture was good, everyone is very friendly and keen to help you. The office atmosphere is nice, however if your team isn't based in your office then it can get boring.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • Overall, I do not regret at all joining IBM. The experience I've gained is invaluable and I recommend anyone who is looking for a placement to join IBM.


  • 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
  • Make sure you apply to something that interests you as you will be doing it for a whole year.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Marketing

London

June 2023


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