Government Operations and Enablement Review

This year has been very valuable to me, I have learned a great amount and had a lot of exposure to the business. There have been times where I have had to deal with a large workload, and occasional work that isn't quite as rewarding as other parts - but all in all, I have enjoyed my year.

Overall, my colleagues have treated me very well and incorporated me wholeheartedly into the team as if I was a full-time working professional.

Though I worked with my team virtually during most of my placement, I had an incredible amount of guidance and support from my managers. The initial 2 week handover was incredibly valuable for getting my up to speed with the roll, and my manager helped me consistently through the year with any difficulties I faced.

Taking over from two intern rolls consolidated into one did prove difficult and fairly taxing at the start, but once I was adept in handling my day to day tasks - my daily work balance improved substantially. I am often busy, but to a good level that keeps me satisfied and never bored.

I was the only intern within my team, and as such - had responsibility for several recurring tasks that were completely under my control. Thus, it was entirely my responsibility to ensure that I got these things done. I was given space to take my own initiative on tasks, and all of my views and opinions on different tasks/deliverables were taken into account seriously.

The skills and work ethic I have learned through the roll have been incredibly valuable to me, with regards to education and personal life. The experience gained in marking, collaboration, enablement, and driving sales has been great - and I have used these to start up my own business during the course of the year (something I definitely wouldn't have been able to do without this experience!)

The atmosphere was productive and professional. The upstairs area can seem daunting at first, but you soon fit in and will easily meet new people just by the hot-desking system that is in place.

Very well. My year was well structured, and I had responsibilities outlined for me from the start to the end of the year.

I was trained very well with regards to my roll and relevant skills. I did not receive as much training outside of this, though admittedly did not push for further learning as I was already fully engaged in my roll!

There are many future employment prospects that are intriguing. Though currently I am aiming to gain further experience in a more creative environment outside of IBM.

The social scene was very prevalent in London with the other placement students. If you want to engage with it, it will be there!

London is expensive, but in my opinion - worth it.

London - what can you expect?