Sales Operations 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
3.9
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The Company
3.1
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The Culture
3.9
- 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
Thoroughly enjoyed the year and would recommend to anyone to get the experience. Only slight issue is not getting a full experience of the business world, however this is kind of expected.
Everyone is very welcoming and the other employees make sure you have lots to do.
Task manager is very supportive and great to work with. Some support from Personal Development Manager but do not see them very often or speak to them. Just there for reviews.
90% of the time I have been very busy. The remaining 10% I have had stuff to do but just not really busy. Very rarely have nothing to do.
Given quite a lot of responsibility for my role but could have been given a lot more in other areas outside of my day to day tasks.
The skills I have developed will definitely help me when I go back to uni and beyond. You learn so many things that you just would never experience at university. It will also help me when I am looking for a job after uni and then getting settled into a new role.
The Company
Often very quite but worked closely with people that were in the office every day so good with them.
Very well organised.
Lots of different activities you can get involved with in terms of training and education that can help with personal development such as workshops, careers academy, online education courses.
Flexi Time
Working from home
Very good overall but I do not think I will be applying back just as I am not that interested in the industry. I want to go into consultancy which IBM offer but is all based around tech which I am not that interested in.
The Culture
IBM definitely has one of the best social scenes among other placement students and colleagues. There is normally at least one event each week that goes on and then various special events and trips among the placement students. Within my team we go on monthly meals/drinks and then quarterly team days.
It is obviously very expensive to live in London. Going out is extremely expensive and you have to be aware of that before moving here. If I pay under £5 for a pint in London I would consider that reasonably cheap. However there are always places that have happy hour after work so you can find something very reasonably priced. Rent is always going to be expensive in London so you need to make sure you budget for this each month.. I pay £645 before bills.
Its London.. there is always things to do whether you have money or not. Always things going on that you don't have to pay for if you don't want to. Great bars and clubs and restaurants all over the city!!!
There are always activities to get involved with outside of work such as volunteering and sports activities.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Sales
London
May 2015
