IBM Graduate Programme


Advertiser: IBM
Location: Johannesburg

If you’re looking for a graduate career we offer a range of first-class opportunities. You’ll be challenged and stretched on a daily basis with real work, real projects and real responsibility. All from day one. If you’re an ambitious graduate, full of great ideas and the energy to bring them to life read on.

Consulting:
As one of the largest consulting services companies in the world, IBM’s consulting business is ever-evolving, ever-growing, and every aspiring consultant’s dream come true. Far from one-size-fits-all, careers here come in all forms, wherever your skills, and ambitions, may lie. Whichever consultancy role you choose, you’ll be expected to make a valuable contribution from the outset. You’ll need to work hands-on with our clients to improve their business, you’ll need to be comfortable working in ever-changing teams and you’ll ultimately need to be excited by the chance to take on a client-facing role.

Technology:
If you’re passionate about technology, we really are an impressive and renowned name to have on your CV. After all, when it comes to technology, we’re at the forefront of the industry. We’ve expertise that reaches far and wide, right across a diverse spectrum – and a huge number of roles within it.

Business:
We work with clients in almost every industry imaginable, across a number of business areas. Join us in one of our business roles and you’ll get the chance to test and enhance your skills while helping to deliver expertise to a diverse range of organizations.

Sales:
Our sales teams are the face of IBM and the engine behind our success. They’re not only lucky enough to sell some of the world’s most innovative IT solutions, they also get to work with some of the world’s best known names on the planet across all industries including retail, sport, finance, health and media. Armed with the best possible products, you’ll start in our sales school giving presentations and attending promotional events and then going on to meet sales targets of your own.

Required:
- Bachelor's Degree
- Creativity, Passion, Drive, Innovation
- English: Fluent

Closing date: Not indicated in advert

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Definitions:

Internship:

There are basically two types of internships:

  • The Undergraduate Internship: Usually with bigger organisations that pick undergraduates to attend the internship. It often takes places during the holidays and the average durations is a few weeks. In most cases the intern will receive some sort of stipend or salary and this type of internship may lead to a job offer to the intern once he / she is finished with their studies.
  • The Graduate Internship: This type of internship could be paid or unpaid and it is to gain practical work experience after the qualification has been completed and in a job related to the qualification. It could be from a few weeks or even one or two years long. This type of internship could also lead to permanent employment.

Learnerships:

A learnership is an occupational qualification and it consists of theory and work-based experience and practical skills, with formal assessment and a qualification. At the end of the learnership the candidate may be offered permanent employment.

In-service training:

In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.