AGR 3D IBM

© 2013 IBM Corporation

Should Graduates Manage Their Own Development?

AGR 3D Conference

14 March 2013

Julia Game and Jez Brooks

IBM Professional Development Managers

© 2013 IBM Corporation2

Session Aims

Development is a key objective for all graduate employers and constantly evolving

programmes are essential to stay competitive.

During this interactive session we will share with you how IBM uses a variety of approaches

which integrate to give graduates the freedom for individual and collective development.


Agenda

Introductions

About the IBM Graduate Scheme

Key challenges for IBM

How we address the challenges

The development sweet spot

Summary

Q&A


Introductions


IBM UK Foundation

Services to IBM UK

Business & ClientsProfessional

Development

Brand / External

Recognition

511Graduates

111Apprentices

283Industrial

Placements

33Gap Year


IBM Graduate SchemeManagement Team


Key challenges for IBM

� Number of graduates

� Variety of roles / geographical distribution of graduates

� Tailoring individual development

� Expectations – of graduates & our business (and ultimately our clients)


A two year graduate development journey…x511 people


Individual Development


Education & Tools


Communities & Schemes

Graduate

Apprentice Placement


External Engagement


The Development Sweet Spot


A two year graduate development journey…x511 people


So when it all comes together you get…

•Individual choice and ownership

•Role and competency based

development•Individual & group

development

•Networking

•Experiential development

•Graduates support each other

•Peer led activity

•Connect cross-scheme and SME

communities

•Skills transfer/learning

•Networking

•Eminence

•Experienced and new hires connect and learn

•Connections with the senior organisation

•External•Eminence

•Networking•Skills transfer

•Industry influence•Attraction/Recruitment


Additional key factors when considering a bottom-up, blended approach…

� Peer support – through the use of communities, providing shadowing and work

experience as a means to learn, use of tools/social media

� Values based – we have to Trust our graduates (& students) to support each other, seek

learning, “own” their career

� Human aspect – with Development Manager support throughout schemes (and beginning

to end, through attraction, onboarding, induction, development, reviews, progression)

� Consistency – competencies common throughout recruitment, development and all

schemes (& beyond graduate scheme)…

� … this forms the basis of our programme, regardless of role, business alignment,

experience etc.

� All aspects brought together under a single Umbrella organisation with a bottom up

approach to development


Any questions?

@hottiejez (yes really)!

@juliagame

uk.linkedin.com/in/jezbrooksibm

uk.linkedin.com/in/juliagame

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