UKI Communications Sector Intern Review
by IBM
Rating
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Skills
4.3
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
3.5
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Culture
4.5
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Your Impressions
4.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at IBM
- 7. Would you recommend IBM to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to IBM
Overview
Varied role, good opportunities for development. First 3 months were settling in, getting to know the culture, networking. First 6 months was getting to know the role and whats expected of you. 9-12 months was about branching out to other sectors/ clusters and gaining opportunities from them as well as your task manager.
Skills
Developed creativity, communication and technological skills (operating GenAI assistants, Microsoft Office proficiency, client tender submission portals)
Responsibilities
Responsibility grew as I settled into my role. After the 6 month mark was where I started to work on client-facing projects and felt more corporate responsibility as a result.
Support & Guidance
Friendly culture, my task manager was extremely busy (which sometimes meant support lacked). I still managed to learn from others around me, and other partners/associates in the business.
Culture
Hard-working but friendly. Good balance of work/life at an intern/graduate level, but (from what I observed in upper management) not so much evidence of this in senior positions.
Your Impressions
It provided me with key soft and technological skills that will help me land a great graduate job when I leave university.
Yes
Don't be afraid to be yourself, and speak with others- on the group interview especially. Stand out, be unique, and ask for feedback (even if scary). That way, you will know what to improve.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Management Consulting
London
June 2025
