Hardware Sales Team 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
3.7
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The Company
3.4
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The Culture
3.6
- 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
I enjoyed my placement for the first ten months I'd say. As the placement got towards the end things became a little monotonous but this may be down to my character (a constant need for new/interesting things) rather than the role.
I was part on a European leadership team. Though not a decision maker, people were always interested to hear my view or something and keen to hear what I thought of the next plan etc
My manager was great but I've heard of some never actually having meant their manager- luck of the draw!
Was kept very busy throughout the year. At points it meant no weekend but this is something you have to get used to. Others I know, had barely any work and found the year quite boring.
Being on a leadership team meant responsibility was harder to come by, as every decision you'd make impacted a large number of professionals. My team gave me the opportunities where they arose though.
In terms of degree, probably not at all/very little. In future, yes they'll definitely help.
The Company
It really depends on what location your based at. I was in the London office and the general atmosphere was good and great for networking.
The placement was very well organized. The only problem is the 'method' through which they choose who to have back as grads. It is not your manager that decides if IBM should take you back as a graduate but HR. Something that I, along with many others disagreed with.
Again this depends on your manager, some people had to undertake a lot of training intially just to be able to do their job. I, like others, completed training as I went along and as recommended by management. If I wanted to go on a training day my manager was happy for me to as long as I had covered all responsibilities in my core role.
Flexi Time
National Travel
Working from home
IBM is taking on quite a few graduates, though your hearing more and more that people consultants are being put on the bench, i.e waiting for a project. I've heard some graduates have been on the bench for 6 months+.
The Culture
Very good
N/A I lived at home as I'm from London.
Working on the Southbank was great for this.
Yes lots of charity work etc
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
London
May 2012
