Schools and Universities Liaison Coordinator Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.

Rating

4.2/5

The Role

4.3
The Company

4.1
The Culture

4.3

The Role

1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

Doing a placement at IBM was one of the best decisions I have ever made.

4/5

2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

The people at IBM were incredibly friendly and helpful. As an Industrial Trainee I felt genuinely valued at IBM, and was often told how much all the work I did helped my team and how much they appreciated it.

5/5

3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

IBM were fantastic about providing support for you to look into what you wanted to do as a graduate, and even further on in your career. This included workshops, and opportunities to shadow IBMers and network.

5/5

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

I had a particularly busy role, and though this was challenging at times I gained a huge amount of experience and personal development from it.

2/5

5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

I met a huge number of people outside of IBM as a respresentative of the company and was given a great deal of responsibility right from the start of my placement. I couldn't have asked for more!

5/5

6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

I have already found that I am more dedicated to my studies, more confident, and more able to get involved with various things outside of university as I am now so practised in managing my time efficiently, thanks to my placement.

5/5

The Company

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

3/5

8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

4/5

9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

4/5

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

Flexi Time

Subsidised Canteen

Sports and Social Club

Subsidised/Company Gym

National Travel

Financial Bonus

Company Parties/Events

Staff Sales/Staff Shop

Working from home

5/5

11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

5/5

The Culture

12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

IBM was very sociable! There are a lot of placement students and graduates in the South Bank, Portsmouth and Hursley offices especially so plenty of people to socialise with.

5/5

13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

Portsmouth was a very reasonably priced place to live.

4/5

14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

Portsmouth is a university town so there's enough to keep you occupied!

4/5

15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

IBM had a lot of subsidised trips and excursions available - my housemate (another placement student at IBM) went for a long weekend break to Luxembourg with them! And there are also theatre trips, stand up comedy tickets etc.

5/5

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