Industry Analyst Review

by IBM

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Rating

4.7/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Collaborating with Industry Leaders and Business Development Executives across a number of Sales and operational activities including: Client Strategy and Financial analysis leveraging a variety of tools and Annual Reports as inputs to Business Cases; Client Research; Event Planning, Sales & Marketing Campaigns, ideation through participation in Hackathons, Education to deepen knowledge across Industries and IBM portfolio, Operational support to IBD VP - weekly reporting, data & pipeline analysis, forecasting; preparation of presentation material and content for Sales Meetings and internal reviews.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Adaptability, Problem solving, Innovation, Client-focus, Agility, Drive and Leadership, Technical knowledge


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • Whenever needed form my team, Task Manager and Foundation Manager.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Open-minded, kind individuals and always willing to help.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • Even though it was a year with a lot of challenges I managed to overcome them by quickly adapting and exploiting all the available opportunities. I have networked and created lasting connections with other interns but also with well-positioned individuals within IBM. All the great experiences but also the difficulties that I have encountered during my placement made it an unforgettable year that strengthened my character and personality.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at IBM
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend IBM to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to IBM
  • Be themselves and ask as many questions as possible. Also, see if they fit with the cultural values and be prepared to have clear examples when attending interviews.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Management

London

May 2021


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