Infrastructure Integration Assistant Review

I had a wonderful year at IBM. The company has benefited me greatly with lots of opportunities to develop key skills and hopefully help me progress in the future. As well as allowing me to improve myself as a person with external opportunities such as volunteering. They are a huge company with lots of flexibility and different areas to explore.

They treated me as an equal as well as guiding me in how to become an established member of the team. A fun and social experience as well as an educational one, with a lot of laughs around the office as well as getting work done. I will definitely be keeping in touch with them.

With an Early professionals manager, a task manager and a team of around 15 around me, I feel the support provided was to a high standard and I never felt alone or in too deep. This is something IBM offers throughout the company so being here means being well supported.

There were days I had nothing but work on my mind but also days where it was very relaxed, this massively depends on the role here but nonetheless you can always ask for work when you have none and ask for help when times are tough and it is busy.

I was given the opportunities to be a part of major UK wide projects, allowed to travel within my first month, be a part of big meeting with clients. Overall fantastic exposure, as well as working with those with huge responsibility and learning how they deal with it will be great experience for the future.

There were many opportunities to improve my business skills and learn how to be a part of a major established company. In terms of my degree not huge amounts but the business experience is notable, It will most likely help me excel and hopefully help accelerate my career after my studies.

Nice atmosphere with lots of people around, all areas of the company surrounding thus you have an opportunity to network with people that you would not normally be able to interact with. A loud atmosphere with people talking on the phones and with one another so there is never a dull moment

From the application to the end of the year, it has been extremely smooth and an efficient process. With constant communications there has not been a moment when I have not been aware what is going on with regards to my year. Having the good support system has helped with the organisation as if you do not know you can just ask.

They invested vast amounts, allowing me to train myself in other areas of the business with shadowing, online training, lunch and learns, workshops etc. With approval with management which is usually quite easy to get you are able to train yourself with any new skills that will help the company from the vast learning materials available.

Very appealing especially with an award winning grad scheme like Consulting by Degrees. With the placement you able to chat to those on the schemes and understand the positives and perks of a job and with knowing the company so well it gives an advantage of having an insight in.

There was an intern boat party, which is a great networking and social event. As well as having the opportunity to live with other interns as you are added in a Facebook group with others in your location. Lots of after work drinks and activities. You can definitely make some long term friends.

Portsmouth was very cheap and a student city thus the nightlife was decent and it being cheap allowed you to do more activities and be social more often. Being right on the coast in good weather was also a bonus. It's a different experience to more expensive other cities .

Student city so lots of nights out, the weekends are always busy and a variety of clubs to choose from. The bar scene is not as good but you can get a cheap night out going to spoons or Yates' and then going out to one of the clubs very nearby

There are plenty of sports teams around the area, you have to look for them yourselves but there are so many around you are bound to find one that will suit you. As well as having Portsmouth FC about meaning on weekends you have a game to go to enjoy.