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Skills
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Responsibilities
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Support & Guidance
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Culture
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Your Impressions
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at IBM
- 7. Would you recommend IBM to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to IBM
Overview
During my placement year I worked remotely in UKI Procurement as Sourcing Buyer Support based in North Harbour providing an internal service to both the CHQ and ReLabs teams sitting under Finance and Operations within IBM. My role was heavily project based where I both led and assisted on multiple projects simultaneously.
Skills
Organization skills Analytical skills Communication self-management Team player Time management
Responsibilities
I ran a project and took ownership of audit related tasks
Support & Guidance
Lots of support from task manager. No support from foundation manager
Culture
Very welcoming, always happy to help. Very fasted paced environment but the supportive team helps you to adjust.
Your Impressions
To a moderate amount. Covid really hindered the experience as I worked from home for the full internship.
Yes
Be proactive, you need to find your own opportunities to set yourself apart from the crowd.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Purchasing and Supply
South East
June 2021