Industrial Placement within IBM Consulting Review
by IBM
Rating
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Skills
4.8
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.8
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 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
I was an intern within a sales-related team, so my tasks were split into internal and external. Internally, I had to provide regular reports on the performance of my team, as well as organise meetings for my manager. Externally, I provided support on client projects, ranging from working on contracts, to creating presentations that would go to clients, to supply-chain-related modelling.
Skills
I have strongly built on my communication skills in a corporate environment, my presentation skills, as well as technical skills such as Excel and Word.
Responsibilities
On a client project I was working on, I was initially brought on in a support role to format and proof-read contracts, but after a month or so I was given the opportunity to be the PMO in the project, in charge of managing the progress of the contract and ensuring the deadlines for the client project were met. Additionally, I have regularly worked in business development to create opportunities for my team, where I have been responsible for creating a presentation and then presenting it to client partners.
Support & Guidance
Throughout my placement I had a Foundation Manager, which monitored my progress such as creating goals and setting learning tasks. They had a large group of us that allowed us to engage together and network, which allowed me to see new opportunities and make some friends. In addition to this, inside my practice I had a mentor, who gave me advice in areas such as my career, learning and my work for the team. I also had regular organised meetings with my line manager to review my performance and progress in my placement.
Culture
There was a supportive culture in the team, with many members of my team happy to provide support to me in many forms, especially when including me on new projects for me to learn a new aspect of the business.
Your Impressions
I thoroughly enjoyed my internship, I have learned a lot of soft and technical skills, but importantly I have grown significantly in terms of maturity and my understanding of the business. I would recommend IBM to anyone interested in taking a year in industry.
Yes
Make sure you show your interest in relevant technology related to IBM, as well as an interest in building personal skills outside of your degree.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Management Consulting
London
June 2023
