NEE Technical Sales Operations Review
by IBM
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.5
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The Company
4.4
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The Culture
3.8
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Things can be difficult at a blue chip, but the encouragement and training provided allowed me to adopt the IBM culture and become an IBMer. I met royalty and had dinner with celebrities, as well as working on innovative internal and external solutions.
Feedback and praise was not always a given. However, it made me increase the quality of my work and receive some outstanding feeback http://www.linkedin.com/pub/james-mccaskie/1a/791/3b4.
Line managers are often busy, but te IBM family welcome you and you never feel lost. There are always people in your business unit and in different ones who are willing to chat and advise. My mentor was in a completely different location, in a completely different business unit.
For the first few months, it was quiet. Shadowing and learning was the order of play. However, after 3 months they throw you into the deep end, but give you all the support you need. The amount I did due to the opportunities that presented themselves was frightening. My CV is packed with IBM intern achievements.
I was given a number of opportunities to project manage (PM) and to deliver presentations to senior internal executives. I organized global training events and worked with the chartered institute for higher education to deploy a graduate attraction scheme to the industrial industry. I also created, piloted and amended a global IBM database, where I was given the responsibility to obtain technical staff from around the word to develop and deploy.
Massively! I have learnt technical, business and working techniques that will allow for success.
The Company
Formal yet welcoming. You knew you were at IBM, but it felt like a dysfunctional family.
Foundation take care of the structure and as a result the placement was set-up very well.
Everyday!
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
National Travel
Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Above 25 days holiday
Working from home
They are IBM, you dont get any bigger or more impressive at a B2B level in the tech industry. I have a job arranged.
The Culture
over 800 students in foundation and more than willing party animals within most teams. Do not be fooled by their age.
London was very expensive, but you get what you pay for.
Central London!
Volunteering was compulsory and social groups grew on this catalyst.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
London
July 2012
