GBS People 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
3.8
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The Company
3.2
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The Culture
2.6
- 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
I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at IBM as a placement student. Working within Global Business Services has been an eye opening experience into the working world of a global corporation. I have been able to learn a great deal about working within a professional environment but also I have been able to vastly improve my communication, team-working and leadership skills.
As a placement student I felt I was valued by my immediate teammates and peers. With the range of teams we worked closely with, globally and nationally I felt as if they truly valued my and my teams input. Stakeholders we had less contact with put less trust and less faith in our ability to do our job however.
The support and guidance from IBM is unrivaled. I feel that IBM's support of their placement students and graduates is one of the best out there. With the support from your own task manager and from your Professional Development Manager you can have unlimited opportunity to grow as a person and a professional.
It fluctuated throughout the year, but usually I was pretty busy, every single day.
As a placement student I was given responsibility from day one. I was given access to a wide range of internal confidential data and trusted to use it carefully and discreetly.
There was a wide range of training and courses to be done online with IBm but also throughout the year the placement programme ran many skills sessions to improve on a wide variety of things such as communication, presentation and social media (LinkedIn, Professional Twitter account) skills.
The Company
The atmosphere was good between the interns, however, it is still a professional environment so fairly quiet in some areas.
It was incredibly well set up and there was so much support and guidance in place for the students.
IBM put a lot of time and resources in to improving us a employable graduates.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Company Car
Subsidised/Company Gym
National Travel
International Travel
Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Above 25 days holiday
Working from home
Healthcare from home
Healthcare/Dental
Travel loan
Hopefully fairly good after spending a year within IBM.
The Culture
There was a great social scene with the placement students. We would all usually go out for drinks on a Thursday and usually every weekend there was something going on.
It was central London, so very expensive.
Again it's central London so there is something for everyone.
There was football teams, boat parties, Christmas parties and a whole range of other events.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
London
July 2015
