At IBM, you will have the opportunity to WORK FOR THE WORLD while achieving personal career satisfaction and reaching your individual dreams. You will make a difference you might contribute on a grand scale or perhaps influence the life of a single individual.

As the world's largest information technology (IT) company, IBM has been the world leader in patents for the past 15 years. As the world's largest consulting services organisation, IBM works with more than two-thirds of the world's 100 most innovative companies. As a long-standing leader in environmental protection, IBM took early action to establish its environmental affairs policy in 1971.

Look closely and you will find that IBM is a dynamic global enterprise, one that attracts imaginative and innovative individuals who want a world of opportunity-and a whole lot more.

IBM offers a wealth of businesses from which to choose. Whether you're interested in consulting or computing, research or retail, software or sales, there's something for you at IBM. Many of our business units have offices worldwide. You can find opportunities in:

• Global Business Services
• Global Technology Services
• Global Financing
• Software Group
• Systems and Technology Group
• Sales and Distribution
• Corporate Headquarters
• Research

IBM goes beyond being a great place to work IBM employees are proud to be called "IBMers." We expect a work environment where diversity is valued and encouraged. We believe in having a flexible work/life balance and giving back to our communities. And we know that innovation and imagination are more than just buzzwords.

This brochure details some of the paths that you can take in your career journey at IBM.

IBM GLOBAL BUSINESS

Like making an impact? IBM Global Business Services makes a difference by solving complex business issues for the world's leading clients and by giving them an advantage in the market. With operations in 160 countries across 17 industries, IBM Global Business Services is the world's largest consulting organisation, with a unique position at the intersection of business and technology. We're looking for people like you who can:

• Apply winning strategies and fresh perspectives - from our cuttingedge tools and solutions to pioneer advancements from IBM research.
• Implement innovative solutions, to ensure real business outcomes with far-reaching impact and sustainable results.
• Transform their experience into a career where real results are delivered for clients all over the world.

IBM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Of course you know that IBM makes world-class hardware and software. But there's more to our relationship with our customers than selling those solutions. IBM Global Technology Services works with companies of all sizes, in just about every country imaginable, to provide our customers with the best technology services they can find anywhere. This could be the place for you if you want to:

• Deliver world-class business processing capabilities benefiting our commercial clients.
• Help our clients achieve optimal results from IBM hardware and software technology.
• Find the right solution to help our clients drive measurable financial results.

IBM GLOBAL FINANCING

IBM Global Financing partners with IBM in providing total services and solutions to our customers around the world. We offer a wide variety of financial products and alternatives that provide significant flexibility to help our clients implement their IT hardware, software and services requirements. Our comprehensive portfolio of offerings has made us the world's premier single-source provider for multivendor IT financing solutions. IBM Global Financing might be the right place for you if you want to:

• Work for the world's largest IT financier.
• Join a team that develops creative financing to help clients solve business requirements and constraints.
• Help our clients fund their IT transformation.

IBM SOFTWARE GROUP

Software might not be the first thing you think about when you think IBM, but that's probably because we spend more time developing great products than bragging about them. As the world's second-largest software maker, our developers strive to ensure that the millions of people already using IBM software have the most reliable platforms available. While other software makers cling to yesterday's proprietary models, IBM is looking to tomorrow and championing the advancement of open source code. You want to work for IBM Software Group if you:

• Would jump at the chance to work for one of the world's most admired and innovative software makers.
• Want to be part of the real secret behind our software success - our developers and programmers.
• Want to join our world-class team of developers, engineers and consultants working together to meet our clients' needs.

IBM SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY GROUP

The concept of "business machines" has changed over the years - accounting machines have given way to semiconductors, networking equipment, servers and storage devices. One thing has stayed the same: IBM has been an industry leader. Our engineers have the chance to work on best-in-class systems and technologies, as well as the most advanced and cost-effective on demand supply chain in the industry, and they strive to improve the client experience, client results and ease of doing business. You want to work for IBM Systems and Technology Group if you:

• Want to anticipate, adapt, create and support the systems of tomorrow.
• Want to work with teams of engineers who collaborate to create innovative systems.
• Want to help us develop innovative hardware solutions for IBM clients around the world.

IBM SALES AND DISTRIBUTION

Creating great products is only one part of the IBM equation. While most IBM employees work behind the scenes, our sales people are the face of IBM and the engine at the forefront of our success. If you were born to sell, we offer excellent training and opportunities to work with some of the most powerful organisations in the world. This could be the career for you if you:

• Enjoy selling some of the world's most innovative IT solutions.
• Enjoy interacting with customers in a wide variety of fields such as media, manufacturing, government, finance and many more.
• Want an opportunity that is limited only by your imagination and energy.