Marketing Assistant Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    3.6
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • I had a great year at IBM

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

    • IBMers are, short of the very rare exception, all very nice helpful people.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Professional Development managers get allocated to you so you have a point of contact outside of your day to day work team. Great support structure for interns.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Most of the time I was close to the perfect balance. The workload was not always steady due to the nature of the role I had which was directly related to the activity of sales people

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

    • Within my role, I was given a lot of autonomy. My job was to support technical sales with their customer events and I was left to coordinate logistics and technical requirements directly with them.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The skills and experience I picked up will be invaluable beyond university, but my role was not exactly aligned with my University degree so what I have learned will only help me in certain specific modules in my studies.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • I do not think I ever went a day without having at least one good laugh at the office. The huge Intern community and general friendliness of IBMers makes for a great office atmosphere.

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

    • From the induction to the regular reviews throughout the year, the placement was very well organised.

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

    • A lot of learning is available online, as well as courses over lunch times and Intern specific learning days. Some of it wasn't always cutting edge though. Presentations on CV writing and doing well at assessment centers for example were fairly generic.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • If you do well during your year, you can apply for the graduate scheme with a good chance of obtaining one. Nothing is guaranteed though.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • From a couple drinks after work to organised activities such as bowling or amusement parks. The structure is there to help you socialise, you just have to make the most of it

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

    • London is expensive, but IBM offers hundreds of placements in other locations around the UK!

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

    • You will find everything in London. London life is just awesome.

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

    • Not many company driven opportunities, but once more the intern community is so big that organizing things within that is very easy.

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Marketing, Sales

London

May 2014

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