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Introduction

Location: IBM York Road, London

Salary: £25,000


Are you contemplating university or eager to get some work experience helping you make decisions about your future career plans? Our Futures Gap Year scheme offers a unique opportunity to gain practical work experience within a dynamic consulting business for 12-Months.


You’ll find yourself in the heart of the fast-paced consulting world, collaborating with your colleagues on real-world projects. This role is more than just task-completion – it’s about growth and skill enhancement. You’ll develop core business skills, nurturing your professional and technical knowledge.


Over the course of the year, you’ll build relationships, engage with various teams, clients and leaders. Our extensive network of mentors and coaches is ready to provide guidance, feedback and support as you navigate this exciting journey. Your progress will be dual managed by a dedicated career manager and task manager, ensuring you’re on track to succeed. Join us, let’s shape your future and write a story of growth, learning and impact. Apply now using your latest CV.


PLEASE NOTE:

· Virtual Exploration Sessions for this role are planned for 27th and 29th May 2025. Please ensure you are available on these dates if applying.

· Start Dates are 17th July or 14th August 2025

Your role and responsibilities

Your primary responsibilities will sit within our consulting teams day-to-day operations, with a variety of roles available from supporting leadership through to working on some of our larger client accounts.


You’ll have the opportunity to explore IBM as a business, the different areas and responsibilities in our evolving landscape and discover your strengths and passions.


· Real world impact: Work alongside your IBM colleagues and our clients to resolve some of their most pressing challenges, leveraging the latest technologies.

· Tech Driven Culture: Immerse yourself in cutting-edge technologies such as AI, Cloud, and Quantum computing, driving business value.

· Endless Learning Opportunities: Access our comprehensive learning resources, plans and hands-on experiences to expand your skill set and deepen your expertise.

· Mentorship & Guidance: Benefit from dual management support, coaches, and mentors sharing their wealth of knowledge and experience.

· Community & Belonging: Become part of a community of Early Professionals united by a shared commitment to driving progress through technology

Required education
Pre-University Qualification
Preferred education
None
Required technical and professional expertise

We’re seeking individuals who excel in problem solving, networking, collaboration, time-management, communication and adaptability. You’ll also have a passion for technology, staying up to date with the latest technology trends, keeping abreast of the latest tools, methodologies and platforms. You explore and experiment with new technologies seeking ways to harness their potential.


You don’t need to have studied STEM subjects but bring a growth mindset and curiosity to everything you do.


This role is open to school leavers with 2 years of further education, eligibility criteria as per below:

· 5 GCSE’s or equivalent (including English & Maths) at Grade C / 4 or above

· 2 Years Further Education (A-Level or equivalent)

· Right to work in the UK full time for the duration of your internship without sponsorship


Our Futures roles are office based, with a minimum of 3 days a week on site, these are NOT remote roles.

You need to live within commutable distance to our York Road, London office.

Roles may require eligibility for Security Clearance.

Preferred technical and professional experience

Hiring manager and Recruiter should collaborate to create the relevant verbiage.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.


Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.


Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.


Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business. 


At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.


OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM wants you to bring your whole self to work and for you this might mean the ability to work flexibly. If you are interested in a flexible working pattern, please talk to our recruitment team to find out if this is possible in the current working environment.