IBM Consulting is a team of business, strategy and technology consultants enabling enterprises to make smarter decisions and providing unparalled client and consumer experiences in cognitive, data analytics and cloud technology.
Its Consulting Associates Program is a graduate trainee program designed to develop entry-level consultants into tomorrow’s leaders with exposure to cutting edges technologies and renowned clientele.
In this IBM Virtual Experience, you will be treated as a consultant, working on a project to renovate a bank’s mobile banking app with latest machine learning capabilities. You will learn how machine learning applies to financial institution and also real world application of latest technology.
The Perks of Participating inIBM Virtual Experience:
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Experience on CV and Certificate
By completing this program, you can include this experience on your CV and LinkedIn to demonstrate the skills and knowledge you developed from the program. You will also receive a certificate from IBM as a proof of your completion.
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Career Fast-Track
Participants of this program will get prioritised when you apply for IBM’ internship or graduate programs. Upon satisfactory completion of the virtual experience, you will get a first round interview opportunity with their recruiting team. On average, IBM select less than 1% applicants per year. You can make yourself standout and get fast-tracked by completing the virtual experience.
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Personal Development
You will work on a case based on real life project and take on the duty of a IBM Consultant. You will gain business acumen, hone your problem-solving abilities and train up your workplace skills.
You will work on:
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. This program is completely free. You can access it anytime and anywhere without paying anything!
Virtual Experience simulates the day-to-day work of IBM’ Client Service Associate. In this program, you will work on a project based on real life scenario and understand more about knowledge on-demand industry. On top of that, you will gain hands-on experience and hone your career skills along the way.
Absolutely! You will receive a digital and LinkedIn certificate signed by IBM upon completion of the program. We encourage you to put them on LinkedIn to demonstrate what you have learnt to IBM or future employers.
Yes. By completing the program, you will get fast-tracked to first round phone interview if you apply to IBM’ summer or graduate program (skipping CV screening, aptitude test and video interview!).
The program is estimated to take 1-2 hours to complete. It is completely self-paced, meaning that you can start and pause at anytime you want. While it is flexible to your schedule, we do encourage you to set aside some time to finish the program in one go.
You should! You can still gain valuable experience, business acumen and problem-solving skills by working on a project based on real business situation.
There is no prerequisite. Students from all years, majors and backgrounds are welcome to join!
This is an education program and is not an employment with IBM or Career Hackers. That said, you will get a leg up in the application for IBM’ graduate or internship program by completing the experience.