Business Operations Specialist Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    2.1
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • The work was not the most exciting things I've ever done but having other students on a placement scheme start with me made it manageable! However it was great expereince to put on CV

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I generally worked apart from my team as you are given a laptop and then you hotdesk. So although they valued and appreciated my work I rarely saw any of them.

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

    • Always available when needed.

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

    • Kept me busy and also given filler tasks - still got to stick to contracted hours.

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

    • Best part of the expereince was how much responsibility i WAS GIVEN

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

    • helped me get current job but it's not relevant to what I do now or my final yr of study. Time management and organisational skills imporved for final year.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • worked with mainly middle aged men

    0/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • all organised well for me

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

    • Nothing outside of the job but gave opportunities as they arose

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Working from home
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Not really my kind of organisation as it's very corporate

    2/5

    The Culture

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

    • personally orgainsed xmas party and ski trip - still friends with people I met there

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

    • London is expensive!

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • but london is expensive

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

    • If you created them yourself

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

London

October 2009

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