Company: IBM
Date: 2015-12-09
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: current

IBM - A must have experience
Pros: You don't join IBM as just another company - depending on what you want:
1) You can join a library where you draw a wealth of experience from
2) You can join a powerful group of professionals and leaders who are industry experts - ofcourse you need to reach out to them
3) You could join a University - where learning is of utmost importance and you have tools ranging from IBV studies to Bluemine to Books 24X7, Mediahub, Executive Insights, Forums, Seminars, Funded Technical Groups, Professional Communties....the list is endless
4) You join a network unheard of - and a brand who would be proud of no matter which corner of the world you go to. All you say is - I'm an IBMer and I guarantee you will be recognized just for being an IBMer!
5) You will join a matrix, a maze and will be given umpteen keys to sift through it and rise to the top. IBM is for smart professionals. Not for a mundane worker - you will get lost if you are someone who needs instructions to move/work. You basically carve your own career. No one stops you and you can get all the support/mentoring
6) You join a partner and not an employer. Here's an enterprise that trusts you when you need to work from home, need to have flexible hours, need to take care of your kids and join a call at the same time...as long as you're committed and deliver. IBM does not micro manage, You can be an entrepreneur in IBM
Cons: Any other organization after IBM can feel like a downer! You will definitely be valued a lot once you have IBM on your resume but you will find all other jobs very tactical once you've worked in IBM.
It's always tough to exist in a conventional office space type work once you've worked for IBM. You get used to the travel, the openness, the flexibility and the trust the company places in you. It's tough to find that elsewhere.