FSCT Transformation Consulting Intern Review

by IBM

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Rating

3.9/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    3.5
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I had two roles one when my task manager Bob Booth was in digital transformation where I managed emails organised client meeting put together PowerPoints was IT support for client face meetings and worked with other people in IBM to put proposals together. When Bob left I took on more of your learning and helped Brett Parker with peoples champion of industrial.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • My excel, PowerPoint and words skills improved a lot and was able to gain more soft skills useful when communicating to clients aswell as a lot of your learning giving me training on topics like blockchain.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • 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
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes I feel like there was a lot of responsibility and a lot of me figuring things out at the beginning and my responsibilities increased during my year but ultimately if I needed help there was always people who could support


  • 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?
  • I was given the right amount of guidance any questions I had were answered and any tasks given whilst I was given time to figure it out on my own I got any assistance necessary.


  • 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?
  • 3/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The culture at IBM is amazing the support and understanding with any issues was great and there was a lot of other interns that help each other creating a great atmosphere


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

  • 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?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I enjoyed it a lot as a Muslim female it was great to see the inclusivity of prayer room and other female or cultural socials that were relatable and allowed me to network however I struggled a little with the amount of drinking socials as a Muslim but other than that it was great


  • 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
  • Be honest about strengthens and weakness and be open to learning new skill sets.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Management Consulting

London

August 2023


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