Media and System Support Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.7
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    2.6

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Very Varied job with a lot of responsibility

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • A brilliant group of people, company wide not just department wide

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Help was available from anyone, no matter how busy or how important they were

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Was allowed to control my day to day tasks myself so the balance was nearly always perfect

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Far more responsibility than I ever thought I would get, I was allowed to manage every aspect of my role

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I am a firm believer that skills learned at work can only be gained at work

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • People knew when to have a laugh and when to get down to work

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Company was a little to large to keep tabs on all students but clearly tried there best

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Just Fantastic

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Felt massively let down by the graduate choices left to me. I spent a year learning skills that the company really didn't seem to care about when looking to the future

    1/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • from day one there was a great social scene between the students

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Fairly expencive due to the area I was based

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Not great due to the location

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Company had loads of outside work clubs and activities i.e running, adminton

    4/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

South West

June 2012

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