1. AGR 3D Conference
14 March 2013
Should Graduates Manage
Their Own Development?
Julia Game and Jez Brooks
IBM Professional Development Managers
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2. 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.
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3. Agenda
Introductions
About the IBM Graduate Scheme
Key challenges for IBM
How we address the challenges
The development sweet spot
Summary
Q&A
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4. Introductions
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5. IBM UK Foundation Brand / External
Recognition
511 283
Industrial
Graduates
Placements
Services to IBM UK
Professional
Business & Clients
Development
111 33
Apprentices Gap Year
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6. IBM Graduate Scheme
Management Team
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7. 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)
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8. A two year graduate development
journey…x511 people
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9. Individual Development
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10. Education & Tools
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11. Communities & Schemes
Apprentice Placement
Graduate
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12. External Engagement
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13. The Development Sweet Spot
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14. A two year graduate development
journey…x511 people
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15. So when it all comes together you get…
•Graduates support
•Individual choice
each other
and ownership
•Peer led activity
•Role and
competency based •Individual & group •Connect cross-
development development scheme and SME
•External
communities
•Networking •Eminence
•Skills transfer/learning •Networking
•Experiential •Skills transfer
development •Networking •Industry influence
•Eminence •Attraction/Recruitment
•Experienced and new
hires connect and learn
•Connections with the
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16. 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
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17. Any questions?
@hottiejez (yes really)! uk.linkedin.com/in/jezbrooksibm
@juliagame uk.linkedin.com/in/juliagame
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