IBM Client Partner reviews

3.2

53% would recommend to a friend

(214 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

69% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Client Partner employees have rated IBM with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 214 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Client Partner professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Client Partner professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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214 reviews
3.0
Oct 13, 2025

Opportunities at IBM

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Culture of continuous learning and creating opportunities to apply that knowledge to your everyday career experience. Base compensation is on par. Lots of opportunities to move around within IBM from a career journey. Having the IBM brand behind you gets you access to the right buyers.

Cons

Very hard to get into IBM if you are an external hire at a midline to band D level. Highly political internally. Expect a 2+ year onboarding experience if you have had a career outside of IBM. Learning the IBM ways of working are difficult as it doesn't model standard business rules but more of a matrix cultural model.

4.0
Aug 26, 2025

Consulting

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong impact on business models and organizations with innovation and technology led transformation

Cons

Over-centralization with limited local empowerment

1.0
Aug 16, 2025

IBM consulting continues down hill

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Not much to share as Pro

Cons

Horrible culture Can’t win work unless it is the lowest cost per hour option (ie offshore AMS or bodyshop)

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