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IBM delivery centers

Applications Developer
Current Employee
Has worked at IBM for 4 years
October 16, 2015
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral Outlook
Pros

They are very good about hiring inexperienced people. A good place to get your foot in the door if you are new to the industry. IBM always looks good on a resume, and headhunters will frequently recruit from there.

Cons

The pay at the delivery centers is a good 30% below the industry average.

Pay at the delivery centers also seems to be substantially lower than at normal IBM.

Most jobs are working on client teams and can end unexpectedly. It is up to you to get yourself on a new team, or else your employment will end.

They also tend to hire people with low skill sets and try to sell them as senior programmers to clients.

Training is spotty at best, so expect to spend your own time training yourself.

Employees are expected to work a minimum of 44 hours a week. If you don't achieve this, you can expect not to be promoted.

Getting promoted out of the center is next to impossible.

Most leave for other jobs.

Advice to Management

If you plan on hiring people with low skill sets, then provide better training. Otherwise, hire experienced programmers. And pay better, and you will prevent the massive turnover that the center has.

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