IBM Global Business Services

You will have full ownership over your work as a purchaser at IBM. Maybe not so much on the budget they give you but as long as you are meeting the demand needs and you do not have huge low turning assets (inventory) you will be able to manage your workday the way you need to for a successful dep...

Mostly filling developers requests for graphic elements, some layout, some conceptual design. The day would be broken up on occasion with a project manager, or team meeting to keep everyone on the same page and schedule for accomplishing project goals and deadlines.

Extra curricular, self-starter efforts are going to be what gets you noticed by a company like IBM. As far as interviews for designers go, evidence of teamwork, leadership, and willingness to follow guidelines is important. A designer mostly relies on their portfolio. Innovative portfolios with c...

To succeed at IBM you should first complete your assignments correctly and when they are due. Second, communicating with co-workers effectively so that you know what's happening and they know you understand. Ask questions to understand operations, finance, and the work environment. Get a mentor.

A typical day for me was actually quite different than what I expected. My team had to work at our client’s office which was very far away from the hotel we are staying, and so usually I had to wake up at 6:30 to get on the company bus with my team and arrive at the client’s office around 8:30. T...

Some of the skills / traits needed to succeed as a Business Transformation Consultant with IBM would include curiosity, initiative, team-oriented / collaborative nature, adaptability, cultural astuteness, creativity, and a desire to continue learning throughout your career. With respect to specif...

The Consulting by Degrees (CbD) training program is a two year rotational program, where you'll rotate to different projects in different business units within IBM. For example, you may be on an internal Product Management project for 6 months, which is then followed up by an 8 month long Analyti...

Typically it ranges from $19-$27 depending on credit hours completed, though I am not sure exactly how the compensation formula they use works.

When I was a Senior Consultant in the supply chain practice, my clients were mainly positioned in the manufacturing industry. I would develop proposals for consulting engagements based upon my understanding of the client’s needs. Those proposals would range from services like strategic planning...

My responsibility on the team was to verify defects with the product at hand, Spectrum Protect. We worked with different build levels and test functionality (does the product behave like IBM expects it to, what if a customer did x or y, is this intended behavior when z is done) and document our t...

I found the willingness to learn be the most valuable requirement. It sounds cheesy but the full timers love seeing motivated coops so they're willing to work the extra bit to help you learn the product. If you're not there to learn, it will show in your test results. If you're stepping out of yo...

For me that meant that I worked as a software engineer dealing with tasks associated in that space (development, version control, solutions architecture, and testing to name a few) but this revolved specifically around the Internet of Things (IOT) market which at IBM is a branch of their artifici...

Compensation is mainly determined by your completion towards degree (i.e. 22 credits completed out of 36) but there’s some variance as well for returning interns and your experience level. In general where I worked most interns make between 18 and 27 dollars an hour, most of whom receive a 2000-4...

Front end is what customers see. To the average user, the front end is the entire application. This makes it extremely important. Because of this, you can get lots of feedback from others by showing them what you have created and having them play with it (including non-technical people). I find t...

Design (visual, research) skills; People/ Collaboration skills; Scrappiness; Understanding of technology

From my experience at a different company, you should make it clear that you want to work there by at least talking to your supervisor about working there once you graduate. If you don't make it clear, they might not think you are interested. If you tell them, they may even help you look for oppo...

My interview process included a code challenge and a separate online interview. So, I'd recommend having confidence with coding challenges (https://www.hackerrank.com is a good practice site for this) and just practice interviewing. I got most of my interview practice through numerous (unsuccessf...