Sales Operations Support Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • Really enjoyed the placement - the jobs and tasks i was able to get involved in allowed me responsibility and option to offer opinion that was taken seriously. The graduate and IT community was quite large so had opportunities to socialise outside work .

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Was always taken seriously - never branded as an intern - felt a valued member of the team.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • You have a task manager and a personal development manager both of which provide you with continued support whenever ou need it. Your reviews with your task manager are dependant on the business but mine were generally weekly. You then have a 3, 6, 9 and 12 month review with your PDM to assess how the placement is going where you are able to highlight an issues eyc

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Work varied - sometimes i was required to work lon hours and the occaional weekend - but this was averaged out by quiter periods over the year! In these though i would recommend getting involved in other projects with differnet teams to help build a network.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given fairly high levels of responsibility throughout the year

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • You develop key skills regarding teamwork, adaptability, communication etc that i was able to use in my degree and when applying to graduate jobs

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • The atmosphere was genrally fun - they opperate a flexi desk system so you are able to sit with other interns or with your team depending on which you prefer. They also have various lunches and bbqs throughout the year at each location

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • very organised - right through from the application process through to the job and exiting process

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Had the option of going on a variety of training days with the team and other member of the grad and IT community

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Working from home
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • At the end of the placement you are offered the option to apply to the grad scheme where your performace over the year is taken into consideration and if successful you are invited to a 2nd round assessment centre.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • the social scene was good - every wednesday we went for drinks after work, arranged loads of group nights out and there was a ski trip

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • London is expensive - but you can still make it work!!

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • AMAZING!

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • You can organise as many as you want - just depends on the rest of the people on placement!!

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

London

October 2010

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