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IBM Switzerland offers graduates a wide range of opportunities to get their careers started within the company, ranging from the areas of sales and consulting to project management and the technical division. Find out more about positions currently open, and apply for them, using the following link: Graduate Positions.
Sales
Start your career in sales with one of the world's largest provider of information technology services, software and hardware. You will be responsible for building lasting partnerships with our customers and you will provide them with innovative solutions. Within several months of graduate school you will gain sales product and industry experience in a real business environment
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As a graduate in the sales field, you will learn ...
- About the portfolio of our company, and be one of our representatives with customer specific knowledge and industry expertise
- How to win new customer projects
- How to lead and manage an entire customer engagement
- To assume responsibility for the realization of sales targets (turnover and profitability), where you will work closely with the respective business units and support departments
- Sales and contract negotiations at the highest level
It is up to you to ensure the customer development and customer satisfaction is paramount.
Consulting
Start your career in management consulting in the IBM world's largest consulting organisation IBM business consulting and business process combines experience with an extensive range of innovative technology solutions, tailored to the specific requirements of different industries. Our consulting services range from initial strategic considerations for mission-critical business processes across all phases of the solution - from design, development, implementation and training - to the realization and operation of business applications. Become a part of this exciting area and you’ll enjoy interesting and wide-ranging tasks.
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As a Graduate in the consulting field, you will learn ...
- to develop in a constantly changing work environment
- gain extensive knowledge in how technology can solve our customers business problems
- to provide dedicated team work, including data collection, data analysis, preparation and presentation of recommendations, project design and implementation
- develop your problem solving skills and use specialized methodologies that create added value for your customers.
Project Manager
Start your career as a graduate in Project Management and you’ll be responsible for leading IBM projects to success! In our ever-changing and challenging business environment, a career in project management will allow you to realise your full potential and to continuously develop. The Project Management profession in IBM directly supports our core business, which is why this profession for the IBM is of paramount importance.
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As a graduate in Project Management you will learn ...
- Projects received by the IBM customers in order to realize, to successfully
- To take responsibility for quality, budget and dates of the project assigned to you
- how to lead in the bid phase of a project as part of the "Proposal" team
- after signing the contract, you will lead the teams responsible for the design and implementation of the solution for the customer
- You will receive regular training along the way!
Technical
Start your career with one of the largest information technology provider in the world and work with the latest technologies and products every day! Our customers are served by us in all phases of the life cycle of information technology. This is the first step to process consulting and requirement definition, then onto benchmarking, analysis and design, to test and implement. Of course, a role in this area also includes maintenance and support.
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As a graduate in a technical role, a very varied career is possible…
- As an IT specialist, you learn technical skills, which for the validation and / or implement an IT solution are necessary. With more experience you will gain specific expertise in technology, products and platforms within your specialist area. Within the team of IT specialists and other Professionals that you work with, you will learn how to implement your knowledge for a successful customer solution.
- As an IT Architect you will learn approaches to develop solutions for customers. These architectures include systems, applications and process components and integrate a wide range of hardware and software products. Depending on your specialization, you will learn about the definition of enterprise architectures, or focus, for example, on the structuring of information and data aspects.
Following comprehensive, internal training, you will start off working in projects as part of a team, depending on the business unit. As you acquire more and more professional experience, you will begin working independently on projects and advance along the IBM career path. On your way to the top, you will come to many interesting crossroads that lead to related disciplines, e.g. a path leading from the area of sales to the area of consulting.




