So the main reason that I'd like to work
for IBM is the focus on technology.
IBM looks at using really innovative
systems and implementing these in firms
to increase the efficiency. I read about
IBM Blockchain and the work it's done on
supply chains - so through connecting
parts of the supply chain that have
previously been segmented, it looks at
increasing their transparency and means
that parts of the supply chain can much
better adapt to changes in consumer
demand and better anticipate future
changes. So through work experience I've
done at TDR capital, a private equity
firm, they looked at the Stonegate pub
company and when they first acquired the
firm there was vast amounts of unused
data and they implemented systems to
better utilise this data so that they
would be able to better anticipate
changes in consumer demand and this has
a big impact in how much stock is
kept and means that throughout the whole
company they can use different parts of
data and also seasonal data to look at
how much stock they could keep and this
makes a big impact for the amount of
profit that the firm makes. So I think
the fact that IBM uses this really
innovative technology and can transform
how businesses work and are operated and
increase their efficiency makes IBM a
really exciting firm to work for.
And another reason I'd like to work for IBM is the focus that it has on diversity.
So I think using a diverse group of people
with different expertise and knowledge
and bringing them together means that
you can find the best solutions possible.
Through work experience that I undertook
in Malawi on an internship, I worked as a
group of volunteers from the University
of Bristol as well as leaders of the
charity and members of the local
community and through the completely
different expertise that we
had, we were able to really bring our
different knowledges together and
find the best possible solutions to
different problems and I think that
using a diverse
group of people is really valuable when
finding optimal solutions and this is
something that IBM really focuses on and
therefore is a big reason that I'd like
to work for them.
