Sales operations Support Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • In the mornings I will update reports, which will then be sent out the the head of Technology, as well as heads of brands. I will be involved in a couple of hours of meeting around lunch time, which are on pipeline for different clients. After lunch, i will spend a few hour, making sure that orders are getting provisioned, and if there are any outstanding orders or invoices, that they get submitted.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Excel, Communication, Leadership, Teamwork, Time management


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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 different tasks, which I needed to take control off. These included organizing client days, reports, and making sure that pipeline is being reported correctly, which impacted revenue.


  • 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?
  • I received a huge amount of support during my internship. I have weekly check ins with my foundation manager as well as my task manager, which made sure I was up to date on my work, as well as being mentally and physically well. I also had mentoring sessions, which guided me in business training.


  • 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?
  • Really Positive. People were always positive and willing to make sure that I was happy and getting on well with my tasks. They were also more than happy to have a conversation, and discuss issue that I may be having.


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

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 3/5

  • 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 it. The people were lovely and willing to get your more involved. I had interesting roles, that people explained well


  • 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
  • 3/5

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to IBM
  • Be positive when applying. People are supper friendly and want to get to know you. Be relaxed in the interviews.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Operations

London

August 2024


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