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Inspirational IBM Executive Chris Brown Talks About His Journey to Leadership
(3 min read) The Inspirational Executive Series consists of interviews with our executive IBMers to demonstrate how you can successfully build an executive career in this increasingly demanding market. Juggling work and personal commitments is a daunting challenge, but this series reveals how, with careful time management, flexible leadership, and a willingness to embrace challenges, […]
From Talent Network to Data Scientist – My First Days at IBM Were Beyond My Expectations
Since 2015, the IBM Female Talents Network has served as a sustainable network of female students and early professionals with hiring potential for IBM in the DACH market (Austria, Germany, and Switzerland). One highly successful initiative in this network is the Female Talents Program, a collaboration with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Bosch. […]
How Luke Hiller Became IBM UK’s Most Decorated Apprentice
(3 min read) IBM GTS Infrastructure Architect Luke Hiller shares his IBM career experience, including advice for anyone considering an apprenticeship and how he became IBM UK’s most decorated apprentice. Tell us a bit about yourself. From a young age, it was always apparent that I was a practical learner. Because of this, I always knew an apprenticeship […]
Consultant Spotlight: Meet Rob, Service Designer for Digital Strategy & iX
(4 min read) Having previously completed his placement year with IBM UK, Rob Morris returned to join the IBM Consulting programme in March 2018. He graduated from Loughborough University where he studied business management and since returning to IBM has done a variety of roles including business change, service design, and business associate. Outside of work […]
IBM Inspiring Exec Nicoline Talks About Why She Came Back to IBM
(8 min read) The Inspirational Executive Series consists of interviews with our executive IBMers to demonstrate how you can successfully build an executive career in this increasingly demanding market. Juggling work, life, and family commitments is a daunting challenge, but this series reveals how, with careful time management, flexible leadership, and a willingness to embrace […]
Consultant Spotlight: Meet Rachel, Business Consultant in UX Design
(4 min read) Rachel Degnan joined IBM’s Consulting programme as a Business Consultant in August 2017. She graduated from the University of Leeds with a degree in Mathematics and Management (Industrial). She did her placement year in IBM UK and returned after graduating. She’s currently developing her skills as a User Experience (UX) Designer on […]
Dynamism and Constant Learning: How IBM Keeps This Millennial Engaged
By Polina Tsolova (2 min read) Millennials are everywhere. We read articles on how to manage millennials, how to organize corporate parties for millennials, and how to make millennials listen to other generations. We watch movies about millennials and read research studies about them. So what makes millennials so different? Well, for sure there is […]
IBM Has Won the Best Employer Branding Initiative at the CEE Business Services Awards
We are pleased to announce that IBM has won the best Employer Branding Initiative at the CEE Business Services Awards. The award is dedicated to recognizing excellence in the Shared Services Sector in CEE, which has altogether a size of more than 1000 companies and almost 600k employees. From a short-list of 110 companies in […]
Being Part of the Forefront of Security Solution: Life at IBM Security at Belfast
(8 min read) Claire, Emma, and Shay work in IBM Security based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. We spoke with them to find out what it’s really like to work in IBM Security, and ask what advice they would give to others who are exploring a career in the same field. Please tell us a […]
Get Comfortable with the Uncomfortable
(3 min read) I recently took part in a panel event organized by STEMWomen UK and was asked about my view of Ginni Rometty’s quote that “Growth and Comfort never co-exist”. As Ginni said, “If you’re going to grow as a person you’ve got to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.” I spoke about how I’ve […]
Molly: My Life as an IBM Apprentice
Molly Parnham started her apprenticeship at IBM Hursley when she turned 20. She works as a Change Manager for the Secure shared delivery team under Global Business Services (GBS), and works with one of IBM’s biggest clients to help monitor and improve the systems they use. What made you decide to join IBM Apprenticeship? From […]