Industrial Trainee 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
4.8
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The Company
5.0
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The Culture
4.1
- 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
IBM is a really great place to work, I would advise it to anyone.
Carried out roles which had a real impact on IBM, so there was a real aspect of this.
Lots of mentoring opportunities available in any IBM system you could think of.
My core role wasn't spectacularly busy, but I was able to enrich my role with giveback, shadowing and mentoring which meant I had more than enough to do.
I managed our entire team's point of contact Task Id.
I study a technical degree, so I haven't really learned skills which will directly help in my final year, however, the management and interpersonal skills I have learned will help me for sure.
The Company
It's an office, so don't kid yourself it is going to be a party every day like in the Social Network! Team members are "real people" and love a good chat about stuff!
Incredibly well. Placement students are managed by an internal department called Foundation who do a great job in getting and providing feedback, organising events etc.
If there was an opportunity you wanted to take advantage of, IBM would help you take it.
Flexi Time
Sports and Social Club
Subsidised/Company Gym
Financial Bonus
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Working from home
Hoping to come back as a graduate.
The Culture
With around 300 Industrial Trainees every year at IBM, the social scene is great.
Reasonable I guess, about the same as I paid while at university.
Good, not as good as at uni though! Probably a good thing :)
Loads!
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
South East
July 2012
