Business Support Review
by IBM
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
2.9
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The Company
2.4
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The Culture
2.4
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
The placement was decent but one of the major flaws was that little description on what the role involves was given before you start and at recruitment stage.
Some of the tasks given to interns are essential to the team but it tends to be operational only.
Each intern is given a designated EPM to support them over the year.
It depends on the time of the year as workload tends to be quite seasonal
Quite a few, as you progress, you will be given more responsibility and possibility of owning projects.
Plenty of self-learning resources are available to IBMers and you can access it yourself
The Company
It is very corporate and the culture is rather individualistic, very hierarchical company.
The placement is rather structured with regular reviews and EPM meeting, nonetheless roles tends to be a bit undefined and some might struggle.
Not a lot, there are rather limited training specific to interns and most tend to be career oriented only.
National Travel
Working from home
The Culture
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Logistics and Operations
London
April 2019
