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New employees join us at different stages in their careers.
But they all share a common goal: to work in a place where
their contribution will make a difference. And they also share
a common need to learn and build bonds with fellow employees.
IBM Connections is a programme designed to help new employees
quickly and effectively join the team.
The programme is structured to help new employees in two
key ways: -
- Develop their business effectiveness; and
- Establish a good social network with their manager and
colleagues.
Your manager
Your manager is there to support, advise and guide you on
what is best for you and for the business. He or she will
help determine your best next role, and identify development
opportunities.
Individual development plan
An individual development plan is prepared yearly to assist
in your development. It helps identify the skills you need
to fulfil current and future business commitments, and the
available prospects to improve those skills. It is also a
great opportunity to discuss your career aspirations, job
satisfaction, skills and competency gaps, and priorities for
learning with your manager.
Foundational competencies
Foundational competencies will deepen your understanding of
IBM Values by providing an outline of the behaviours that
demonstrate our Values and create a high-performance culture.
The foundational competencies also establish a benchmark
for high performance and collectively, they will provide you
with a solid base on which to base your development priorities.
IBM professions
If you ever face any professional, career and development
challenges, an excellent source of support is the IBM Professions
community. Made up of professionals and managers who are involved
in similar projects, you'll find helpful assistance on a wide
range of issues.
Each Profession focuses on specific areas of expertise:
- IBM's Business Consulting Services Learning & Knowledge
team provides learning offerings for employees in the Consultant
Profession.
- The Sales Profession Learning Centre enables sales professionals
to identify areas that need strengthening, and roadmaps
on how to enhance competencies and skills.
- The Project Management Centre of Excellence offers a worldwide
project management learning curriculum.
- The IBM Global Services Institute provides an extensive
range of knowledge for IT Specialists and IT Architects.
On demand learning
At IBM, learning is embedded in our DNA. It is essential to
our success, allowing us to develop new initiatives, re-skill
our workforce and address key market shifts. But we recognise
that it is challenging to find time for formal learning.
That's why we created On Demand Learning, which enables employees
to learn according to their schedules and priorities. It also
enables us to recommend learning to employees based on their
individual needs.
On Demand Learning offers three options: -
- Work Apart - you take a leave of absence to learn new
skills
- Work Embedded - we offer guidance at the exact moment
you need it.
- Work Enabled - you learn as you work
No matter which option you choose, you'll find that learning at IBM will enable to you leapfrog in your career development.
Mentoring
IBM encourages all employees to have mentors as it is great way to learn from others. In fact, most people benefit from having several mentors in different areas such as career growth, technical knowledge and enhancing business and client awareness.
Internal job market
Employees in IBM are able to use an Internet-based recruitment
tool to search through the database of all current open positions
and apply directly on-line for a position.
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