Software Sales Operations Support UK&I Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    2.8
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • Really enjoyable overall year

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

    • Everyone is very friendly and treats you normally, no special treatment because you're a student

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

    • I was in a very specific role with only myself and manager as the team, so had a very good mentor/mentee relationship.

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

    • Most of the time I was quite busy, depending on the time of year - during the summer lots of people are on holiday so less busy

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

    • I was given lots of responsibility, with communications at a European/World-Wide level through manager

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

    • The skills I've learnt has helped me focus and grow, which I can take forward into degree and career

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • There were quite a number of interns in the same office so everyone would be down for lunch, and being based in London meant that travelling to the central London office was easy

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Had a good structure, reviews at 3, 6, and 12 months to check progress and development. At IBM you have a task manager that looks after day-to-day work, and another that is more of a career/pastoral manager

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

    • I had some training, there is lots of learning you can do

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    National Travel

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

    • The grad scheme has a very good reputation

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes, there was a number of people based in the same location and I lived with three others doing the same thing

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

    • London house prices are pretty expensive, but it's doable.

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Pretty decent

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There's lots of opportunities to do volunteering, help run assessment centres etc as part of giveback

    5/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Logistics and Operations

South East

May 2016

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