About the Programme
As an Associate Consultant, you’ll be a part of client-facing teams to help businesses change the way they work. We prioritize ongoing learning, development of professional and technical skills, and continuous personal growth, all grounded in a culture of coaching and continual professional development.
Our clients' business and technology needs are constantly evolving. We hire talented individuals eager to apply themselves to challenging work that evolves industries and our world.
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Feel supported
You will be assigned an Associates Manager, dedicated to guiding you through the early stages of your career and providing knowledge, skills and pastoral care. You will also have a fellow Associate buddy offering informal support.

Build your skills
Upon joining, you will participate in an extensive induction. Throughout the programme, you will develop your skills as you gain experience on client projects. Ongoing training and development will allow you to upskill yourself for future challenges.

Be part of a community
You will become a part of our vibrant graduate community, whilst also building networks through different projects and teams. Opportunities to contribute are huge. As an IBMer, you will bring your whole self to work.

Be essential
IBMers help people and communities across the world to succeed and thrive, by bringing the best in talent and technology. You will work on projects across a variety of industries, creating opportunities and innovation that matters for the world.
Roles
Technology Consultant
Duration: Up to 2 years
Salary: £32,000
Entry Requirements: on track for a 2:1 in any degree discipline
Locations: London or Manchester
With excellent people skills, you will bridge the gap between users and technology. Designing and building innovative customer experiences; using real-time analytics and cloud technologies; bringing Cognitive to our clients; building mobile and web apps... That’s what you will do plus a whole lot more - reinventing the digital world of the future!
As part of the next generation of Technology Consultants, you will become one of IBM’s technology leaders: Solution Architects, Technical Programme Managers, Cognitive Architects, Digital experts, Senior Developers, Distinguished Engineers and Cloud leaders. As a Technology Consultant, you will have the opportunity to experience technology in different environments and see how it affects different industries.
Your future in consulting starts here!
Business Consultant
Duration: Up to 2 years
Salary: £32,000
Entry Requirements: on track for a 2:1 in any degree discipline
Locations: London or Manchester
As part of the next generation of Business Consultants you will work with our clients to solve specific business problems. With excellent people skills you will bridge the gap between users and technology. Understanding the client’s requirements and analysing their business and industry; advising them on best practice or recommended strategy; designing and delivering solutions… That’s what you will do plus a whole lot more! Reinventing business for the future.
Your future in consulting starts here!

Design Consultant
Duration: Up to 2 years
Salary: £32,000
Entry Requirements: on track for a 2:1 in Design or human-centric degree e.g. Psychology, English, Ergonomics.
Locations: London or Manchester
As part of the next generation of multi-skilled Design Consultants, you will be designing intuitive services that delight the people using them, whilst making complex emerging technologies usable and useful to the world.
With excellent people skills, you will bridge the gap between users and technology. Combining IBM’s Enterprise Design Thinking with other design processes you will deliver tangible benefits, translating user needs into digital solutions.
Your future in consulting starts here!

Strategic Analytics & AI Consultant
You will play a leading role in advising clients on business transformation through an analytical approach. You’ll work closely with clients and talented IBMers to understand each client’s issues and make strategic recommendations to address these, tailored to the client’s unique situation and data-maturity.
You will be working at the interface of consulting and data science. You will use data to derive insight for clients and help to explain technical concepts using strong communication skills and creative storytelling. During your day-to-day work you will provide specialist analytics, business modelling support, benefits realisation, machine learning insight, and build AI solutions. You will work with a variety of data types and use analytics and AI tools and programming languages, often using a cloud infrastructure to handle the volume and veracity of data streams.
Technology Consultant
Technology Consultant
Duration: Up to 2 years
Salary: £32,000
Entry Requirements: on track for a 2:1 in any degree discipline
Locations: London or Manchester
With excellent people skills, you will bridge the gap between users and technology. Designing and building innovative customer experiences; using real-time analytics and cloud technologies; bringing Cognitive to our clients; building mobile and web apps... That’s what you will do plus a whole lot more - reinventing the digital world of the future!
As part of the next generation of Technology Consultants, you will become one of IBM’s technology leaders: Solution Architects, Technical Programme Managers, Cognitive Architects, Digital experts, Senior Developers, Distinguished Engineers and Cloud leaders. As a Technology Consultant, you will have the opportunity to experience technology in different environments and see how it affects different industries.
Your future in consulting starts here!
Business Consultant

Business Consultant
Duration: Up to 2 years
Salary: £32,000
Entry Requirements: on track for a 2:1 in any degree discipline
Locations: London or Manchester
As part of the next generation of Business Consultants you will work with our clients to solve specific business problems. With excellent people skills you will bridge the gap between users and technology. Understanding the client’s requirements and analysing their business and industry; advising them on best practice or recommended strategy; designing and delivering solutions… That’s what you will do plus a whole lot more! Reinventing business for the future.
Your future in consulting starts here!
Design Consultant

Design Consultant
Duration: Up to 2 years
Salary: £32,000
Entry Requirements: on track for a 2:1 in Design or human-centric degree e.g. Psychology, English, Ergonomics.
Locations: London or Manchester
As part of the next generation of multi-skilled Design Consultants, you will be designing intuitive services that delight the people using them, whilst making complex emerging technologies usable and useful to the world.
With excellent people skills, you will bridge the gap between users and technology. Combining IBM’s Enterprise Design Thinking with other design processes you will deliver tangible benefits, translating user needs into digital solutions.
Your future in consulting starts here!
Strategic Analytics Consultant
Strategic Analytics Consultant
Duration: Up to 2 years
Salary: £35,000
Entry Requirements: on track for a 2:1 studying a numerical subject such as mathematics, engineering, economics, science or data science
Locations: London
As part of the next generation of Strategic Analytics Consultants, you will be working at the interface of consulting and analytics. You will use data science to enable organisations to make more intelligent decisions, use data to derive insight for clients and help to explain technical concepts using both strong communication skills and creative visualisation. Providing specialist analytics; business modelling support; benefits realisation; machine learning insight… That’s what you will do plus a whole lot more!
Your future in consulting starts here!
Get ready to apply
We run our hiring process in a series of sprints, enabling us to process your application as quickly as possible. The roles will open for up to 1 week at a time, but roles will CLOSE as soon as we hit processing capacity, until the next sprint.
1
Register Your Interest
Against the Consulting role for updates and email notifications of when the sprints will open.
2
Get prepared
Get your CV ready and make sure you are familiar with the application process.
3
Apply during the application window
The roles will open for up to 1 week at a time but will close as soon as we hit processing capacity. Be ready and quick to submit.
Application Process
We welcome applications from candidates of all nationalities, but there may be some restrictions if you cannot demonstrate that you have your own right to work within the UK. You should check you meet the criteria for people looking to work in the UK before you submit your application online. Please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration for more information. In limited circumstances we may be able to sponsor you to obtain the right to work.
Apply
5 minutes
Simply fill in your personal details, and upload your CV to receive a confirmation of application and access to testing.
Testing
1 hour in total
You will be automatically sent a link to our online testing platform.
Application Form
2 hours
You will be sent an online application form where we ask you five questions to supplement your CV. They are no secret so you can think about them ahead of time and have plenty of time to prepare.
Assessment Centre
half a day
Come and spend some time meeting the GBS Services Associates Team. You will participate in different exercises to test your skills.
Business Interview
1 hour
This interview is specific to the business area you have been matched to. It’s a chance for you to demonstrate you have done your research and have some understanding of what we do.
Here is how to make a great first impression
Highlight your achievements
Whether from a part-time job, internship, university, volunteering experience, etc
Try to quantify your experience
How big was the project? How long did it last, what were the results? Be specific about the impact you made.
Keep it clear and concise
Be sure the formatting and font is consistent and be sure that your spelling is correct.
Make your point clearly
Don’t be vague, give detail but be succinct and specific.
Tell us what you did
We are interested in hiring you, not the people you worked with, so tell us your personal accomplishments.
What matters to you
We know about IBM, it’s about how IBM resonates with you that is important.
Spotlights

“ On my project the culture is amazing, we have a lot of best practices and methods that make it a great learning environment and help us produce high-quality work. Alongside this, it really helps that our team spends time after work together as it means we are a lot more open and relaxed with one another. ”
Liberty Jacklin, Associate Consultant

“ As I am at the start of my career, getting exposure to different roles has been really valuable in helping me to figure out what I do (and don't!) want to do in the future. Each project has been unique in terms of the role, location, team members, client and what is actually being delivered, and it is this variety that keeps the role exciting! ”
Lydia Hobson, Associate Consultant

“ As a graduate in IBM, you can expect to be stretched and challenged, yet the excellent mentoring and support you will get alongside really do provide a platform for you to succeed, impress and start building the career you want. ”
Oliur Rahman, Associate Consultant

“ On my project the culture is amazing, we have a lot of best practices and methods that make it a great learning environment and help us produce high-quality work. Alongside this, it really helps that our team spends time after work together as it means we are a lot more open and relaxed with one another. ”
Liberty Jacklin, Associate Consultant

“ As I am at the start of my career, getting exposure to different roles has been really valuable in helping me to figure out what I do (and don't!) want to do in the future. Each project has been unique in terms of the role, location, team members, client and what is actually being delivered, and it is this variety that keeps the role exciting! ”
Lydia Hobson, Associate Consultant

“ As a graduate in IBM, you can expect to be stretched and challenged, yet the excellent mentoring and support you will get alongside really do provide a platform for you to succeed, impress and start building the career you want. ”
Oliur Rahman, Associate Consultant
Benefits
World Class Graduate Training Programme
Highly competitive salary
Comprehensive flexible benefits scheme including private medical cover and pension
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