Software Development Intern Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I worked within Software at IBM. The product team that I worked on provides integration products to businesses that are run on the cloud. The day to day role was dependent on the issues assigned to us during the daily scrum meetings, but during my placement I got to work on a range of different tasks.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have learnt a range of skills such as Cloud Computing, programming, team working and presentational skills.


  • 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?
  • I was given responsibly for the issues that were assigned to me and the projects that I worked on during my time at IBM.


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

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • The learning platform yourLearning at IBM contains a range of different certifications, that can be used to support your technical knowledge in the day to day role, I also found that the colleagues were always happy to help when I needed help.


  • 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?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Very positive environment, there are many different events and opportunities available which provides an active atmosphere.


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

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

  • 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?
  • I really enjoyed my placement and would recommend anyone applying to placement/internships to apply.


  • 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 natural, and show your interest in technology and software development. There is lesser focus on prior experience but more on passion.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Computer Science

South West

July 2023


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