Technical Sales Specialist Review

by IBM

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

10/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Learning about our products, practicing potential demos for clients, giving clients demos of our product, answering questions from prospective customers

    10/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • Yes, managers are extremely helpful in helping you grow your soft skills such as time management and organisation

    10/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • It is very enjoyable and the staff are supportive

    10/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • It is flexible, we have assigned day to our uni work however if we need more days we can arrange for that to take place

    10/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • IBM provides lots of support for apprentices, we are each assigned a manger who we can talk about our career goals with along with many other subjects

    10/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • Professors always reply promptly

    10/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • Many of the modules I learn in my qualification have come up in the workplace already and have allowed me to have deeper understanding of my role

    10/10
  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

    • IBM has many extra-curricular activities for people to do called BRG (Business Resource Groups) which allow for you to network across the company

    10/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend IBM to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • They are a great employer, and provide great benefits

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

    • Be yourself in the interview, often they are not looking for experts just a person with the right attitude

Details

Degree Apprenticeship

Marketing

London

May 2022

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