With so many skill sets required for the vast number of positions across IBM, you could apply your abilities in a variety of areas. And because we provide you with hands-on commercial experience, you'll have a clearer idea of where to take your career.
It will be our responsibility to initially place you in an area that needs your particular skills, and more importantly, provides the right personal and developmental opportunities. From here, your Individual Development Plan will help guide your own specific career path.
Human resources
We've long recognised that our growth, innovation and success depend on respect for individual needs. That's why our policies are designed to help people enjoy working at IBM, both personally and professionally.
Human Resources is the discipline that helps make this happen. In pursuing an HR career with us, you're likely to gain experience in:
- Performance Management
- Training
- Policy
- Remuneration
- Recruitment
- Employee Relations
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Business Analysis
- Change Management
Finance/accounting
Our accounting team is responsible for all our accounting support, management reporting and financial analysis. In pursuing a finance/accounting career with us, you're likely to gain experience in:
- Journal entries
- Revenue/cost matching
- Reconciliation
- Performance analysis
- Management reporting
- Process improvement
Sales Graduate
The Sales Graduate will support the Sales Operations Manager in all aspects of Business and Sales Operations necessary to track sales, measure sales performance, finalise sales performance for incentives payments, collect adhoc information on performance and compile reports to Asia Pacific and Global Executives. Also involved is the monitoring of programs within the sales team to improve operations. Skills include: Lotus Notes, Excel, PowerPoint, structuring programs and implementation plans, organising team meetings and preparing materials, tracking and follow-up of actions, supporting and shadowing Client representatives.:
Key Skills:
- Communication
- Structuring programs and implementation plans
- Problem Solving
- Presentation skills
- Lotus Notes
- MS Office experience
- Excel
- PowerPoint
Graduate Consultant - Global Business Services
As a Graduate Consultant in our Application Innovation Service Delivery organisation, you're likely to gain experience in:
- Analysis of client requirements, specifications and design
- The writing of programming specifications
- Programming to meet specifications
- System testing including setting up of test environments
- Maintenance of existing systems
- The delivery of application updates
- The creation and maintenance of documentation corresponding to development deliverables
Business analyst/consultant - Global Business Services
IBM's leadership position is built on our ability to fully understand our clients' business. Through an in-depth understanding, we can effectively analyse data to establish new or modify existing business processes, and make clients aware of the benefits of technical solutions.
In pursuing a Business Analyst/Consultant career with us, you're likely to gain experience in:
- Preparation of functional specifications incorporating items such as data and functional models
- Development of proposals and recommendations showing clients how their business can benefit from proposed technical solutions
- The definition, documentation and analysis of business processes
- Being involved in tasks associated with system testing of new or enhanced software
- Other activities to ensure all solutions meet client standards.
IT specialist
As one of the world's leading information technology organisations, we're involved in many large, mission critical, process-mature solution projects. Our specialist teams deliver across a wide range of activities, from programming, analysis, testing and database administration, to development and support of midrange and mainframe systems.
As an IT Specialist with us, you're likely to deliver across any of these areas and gain experience in a range of functions within a team environment.
- The Systems & Technology Group (STG) and Software Group (SWG) work together to provide clients with On Demand business solutions.
- IBM's Application Management Services (AMS) team develops, maintains and enhances IT applications for customers, including packaged software, custom applications and complete portfolios of applications. AMS services are delivered using proven processes and methods that are constantly being improved through our competency and professional development programs.
- On Demand Infrastructure Services - (OIS) provides clients with a range of outsourcing services including data centre, help desk, desktop, and network and e-business hosting
In general, our roles cover most aspects of application delivery - including business analysis, programming, project management, testing and technical support. Technical roles may be varied, but could include web development, database administration, and testing, or involve technical consulting services with IBM Software, including SW installation, configuration, problem determination and code development.
