Rating

6.2/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Project Management - engaging with team members and the clients on a daily basis.

    9/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Yes lots. Internal and external courses are available. The process for external courses is far too complicated.

    9/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • Work and the team I'm around in my day job is very enjoyable. The programme itself lost touch with me as an apprentice some time ago. The amount of effort to maintain a foundation community beyond the first year is very limited.

    3/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by IBM?
  • I feel very valued by direct task managers with my day to day job. Foundation does sometimes leave you feeling unrecognised as they have little direct view or sometimes appreciation of the hard work we, as apprentices, put in on a regular basis.

    3/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • Very well organised.

    8/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • N/A

    5/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • I have actually received a fair amount of support from various management areas within IBM. You just have to know which buttons to press to obtain the support.

    8/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • Salary is fairly competitive for someone of this age with no university qualifications. The costs are somewhat high. As apprentices, on the lowest salary in the company, are often expected to move hundreds of miles from home for a job with no assistance.

    3/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • Yes a large number.

    8/10

  • 9. Would you recommend IBM to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • IBM certainly has areas where it can develop the scheme to make it more appealing to aspiring individuals. However, every company has negative points and, in my particular case, the positives outweigh the negatives when it comes to working for IBM.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to IBM?
  • Be yourself


Details

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Information Technology

January 2014


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