Resource Manager and Commercial Analyst Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

Rating

3.6/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    3.8
  • Your Impressions
    2.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Daily Tasks: Identifying resources and allocating them in roles for deployment projects. Submitting Timesheets. Managing a Master Resourcing List and the Absence Planner. Daily Interactions: Resourcing calls with teams in South America and India to identify suitable resources. Interacting with the Commercial team. Responsibilities: Managing a Master Resourcing List - Contains crucial resource information. Managing and maintaing Absence Planners. Projects: Project Manager of an automation project.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Yes: Project Management Interacting with international teams Effective communication Excel Powepoint


  • 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
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes: Managed a Master Resourcing list that contains crucial resourcing information. This information feeds into all paths as information such as start/end dates are important for forecasting activities. Managing the absence planner is also a great responsibility. This file feeds directly into the forecasting process.


  • 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?
  • Support and guidance was provided immediately when asked.


  • 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?
  • 3/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • At times, personal time outside of work was not respected. Too much pressure was placed on myself for actions that were out of my control. This culture affected the wider team.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 2/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 3/5

  • 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?
  • Was enjoyable at times however the work was extremely repetitive.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 2/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 2/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at IBM
  • 2/5

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to IBM
  • Make sure you choose a role that you enjoy and plays well to your strengths. Also ensure to take part in giveback and community events.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Project Management

London

July 2023


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