IBM Apprenticeship and Gap Year Schemes 2016

Hi, I'm very interested in your Technical Specialist Apprenticeship. I live in Newcastle and there are IBM Offices quite near me ( http://www-05.ibm.com/uk/locations/newcastle_cobalt.html ). This isn't one of the listed base locations in the apprenticeship description so would the apprenticeship be based there? Otherwise I think the nearest base location is Greenoch.
Thanks
Jem Graham

Hi, I was wondering if the Gap Year Scheme is still open and if you can provide a link.

Hi Jem Graham

It's great to hear your interest in our Technical Specialist Higher Apprenticeship programme. You are right in that IBM have offices all over the UK and Ireland and for the Apprentice roles your location is very much dependent on the type of work you will be doing.

It is unlikely you will be based in Newcastle or even Greenoch, our Technical Apprentices are typically South - London, Farnborugh, Winchester, Warwick - sometimes Preston which may be closer for yourself.

For our Apprenticeship programme we like our candidates to be flexible with their base location and also be willing to travel, because you may also be working with a client at their site some days!

Please get in touch if there's anything else I can help you with

Thanks
Maddie

Hi Maddie,

I live up north and wanted to know more about the degree apprenticeship. For example, would we receive university accomodation / extra support if we were to do it, as I imagine surviving in London on 15kp/y would be very hard. The degree apprenticeship does look excellent (and a lot of hard work at that, too), but, I'm pretty sure it means that the apprenticeship will ensure that you work, so that all you can afford to do is work.

Thanks for your reply. I think traveling to different locations would be great as I live close to Newcastle airport and the Central train station. But would my current location affect my eligbility for this apprenticeship? As I said earlier I'm very interested in this apprenticeship so I'd be more that willing to travel.
Thanks, Jem

I'm finding the application process for this program so unintuitive, the format for the document application you fill in keeps getting corrupted when you save the file and now I cannot modify anything after several attempts at starting my application over. The online application obviously has been copy and pasted from graduate roles as I keep getting prompted to fill in data about higher education and the data banks overlap with the document you're asked to fill in. Perhaps my worst ever experience I've been through when applying for a role.

Hi Tinglay

We're really sorry to hear you have had such a frustrating experience with the application form. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.

Is this School Leaver application form any better for you?

Please let us know how you get on!
Maddie

Hi,

That was the document I was using. I filled it in and saved it as a .docx, but after opening it again, all questions I filled in were blank. I tried this several times over, saving it as a open document instead, and now it keeps freezing on me every time I open it so I cannot make any changes.

I went ahead and submitted it anyway.

I wish the application and comptency questions could be filled in online to save people trouble though. Hopefully you can pass that suggestion on.

Hi Jem Graham

It's great to hear your interest in our Technical Specialist Higher Apprenticeship programme. You are right in that IBM have offices all over the UK and Ireland and for the Apprentice roles your location is very much dependent on the type of work you will be doing.

It is unlikely you will be based in Newcastle or even Greenoch, our Technical Apprentices are typically South - London, Farnborugh, Winchester, Warwick - sometimes Preston which may be closer for yourself.

For our Apprenticeship programme we like our candidates to be flexible with their base location and also be willing to travel, because you may also be working with a client at their site some days!

Please get in touch if there's anything else I can help you with

Thanks
Maddie

Does IBM hold any summer schemes for pre-uni students? I would love to work for IBM, even if it's just a short while, before I begin my studies.

Hi TrojanH

It's great to hear how enthusiastic you are about experiencing what working at IBM is like!

We are unable to offer shorter periods of work experience because we put so many resources into our Apprenticeship, Graduate schemes etc. However have you considered our Futures scheme? It's a great way to spend a year before heading off to Uni where you gain real life, paid experience at IBM!

Thanks
Maddie

Hey there!

Yes our Gap Year programme (The Futures scheme) is still open to apply for and here's the link -
http://www-05.ibm.com/employment/uk/school-leavers/futures/index.shtml

Applications close at the end of March but it's best to apply early!

Good luck
Maddie

Hi, does anyone know how long I can expect to be in the matching process before a decision is made. Thanks

Hi Maddie,

I understand that I may be leaving this a bit late but I was wondering what is the key difference between the business and technical roles available to apply for, during the gap year scheme? I would say Mathematics is my strong point and so I would prefer whichever is more Maths based!

Thanks

Hello,

Like you said with regards to the futures scheme, I remember seeing the 31st March 2016 as the deadline. I just recently checked and it says the 30th April 2016 for both the 2016 Futures schemes - is this true, or is the deadline really tomorrow? I would be grateful to know as soon as possible.

Thanks

Hey!

Like it says on our website, the Futures scheme deadline is now 30th April 2016 so you have a bit more time yet to get your application in!

Good luck and don't hesitate to ask if you have any more questions,
Maddie

Thank you! With regards to location, is it likely that my location would be sympathetic to where I live, or is it anywhere like it says on the job description?

Hey!

What scheme are you currently in matching for?

Our matching process is dependent on what managers are looking to hire and when, so we can never give a definite time scale I'm afraid!

Maddie