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