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Commercial Finance and Claims Analyst for Defra Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.2
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • I thoroughly enjoyed my work placement at IBM. I have gained lots of insight and knowledge of what working in an industry is like. I

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • I felt extremely valued by my colleagues. Having the majority of our based on location, enabled me to build good relations with most members of the team and create a strong sense of teamwork.

    4/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • I was given strong guidance and support throughout my time by management in my team and this really enabled me to develop as a professional. As asking lots of questions helped my IBM knowledge to grow and made me a lot more competent at my job.

    4/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • I always had a good amount of work flow on a regular basis, however during month end I was considerably busier due to extra month end activities.

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • I was given a good amount of responsibility during my placement. I was given the responsibility of improving and smoothing out complex processes to make them more efficient.

    4/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Some of the skills learnt during university and college were helpful during my time at IBM. However I believe my skills have furthered far beyond what they were when I started and now I am very proficient with using excel.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • The general atmosphere in my office was rather quiet as people tend to work from home quite a bit. However half of my team were mostly in the office so it had a good atmosphere.

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • The overall work placement was organized pretty well as we had 3 performance reviews over the year to ensure we are meeting are objectives and progressing at IBM.

    4/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • There was training events organized such as Careers Academy. In addition,I completed a IBM principles basic accounting course which I received a certificate for.

    4/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Financial Bonus

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    4/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Unfortunately IBM do not offer what career I want to pursue.

    2/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement 西瓜视频s/colleagues?
  • The social scene was pretty good amongst fellow placement 西瓜视频s as there was quite a lot based down in North Harbour meaning we socialized a fair bit outside of work.

    4/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • I was living at home so for me it was very cheap and the socialising cost is average city prices I would say

    4/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • The nightlife in Portsmouth is average but not nothing special. Then again I may be biased as I am from Portsmouth.

    3/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • I actually started a 5 aside football team and entered us in the local league which was a good social activity outside of work and built a good group of mates.

    4/5

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South East

June 2016


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