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IBM

Associate Application Consultant Intern 2026

Hybrid

Columbia, United states

Fresher

Internship

06-11-2025

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Skills

Leadership JavaScript HTML SQL Dynamics Active Listening Relationship Building Research Coaching Programming Agile Analytics

Job Specifications

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted in long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe.

You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio, including Software and Red Hat.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation for success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions that result in ground-breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

Your Role And Responsibilities

During your internship, you can enhance your knowledge and gain professional experience by working on client projects. This role provides an exceptional opportunity to build a compelling portfolio, acquire new skills, gain insights into diverse industries, and embrace novel challenges for your future career.

At IBM, we prioritize continuous learning, skill development, and personal growth within a culture of coaching and mentorship. As an intern, you'll experience this culture and could advance to our full-time Associates program based on results and performance

Work Experiences You Could Be Exposed To

Market Dynamics: Immersing yourself in primary research and collaborate with dynamic teams assisting clients in navigating market trends and refining competitive strategies.
Operational Excellence: Support operational improvement by designing models for a seamless client experience, contributing to heightened efficiency and effectiveness in operational processes.
Stakeholder Engagement: Support workshops, meetings, and interviews to understand and document requirements collaborating with diverse teams to capture and synthesizing essential information.
Project Exposure: Gain hands on experience shadowing product teams and enterprise-wide data integrations. Contribute to data analytics assessments and actively participate in cloud migration and system implementations across major platforms.

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

Currently pursuing a university degree with a track-record of academic success
Strong interpersonal skills that enhance collaboration and relationship building, while also managing dynamic workloads in an agile environment
Have initiative and passion to actively seek new knowledge and improve skills while embracing a growth mindset to assimilate diverse viewpoints
Demonstrate leadership experience and ability to communicate effectively through active listening; while also be willing to adapt and have a readiness to take ownership of tasks and challenges
Interest in one or more of the following types of consulting: strategy, application, business transformation, or experience.
Willingness to travel as needed

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

Can understand clients' needs and challenges, applying a creative and logical approach to identify solutions
Demonstrate foundational quantitative analysis skills and ability to develop data driven recommendations
Exposure to one of the following programming technologies (e.g., JavaScript, HTML, XML, SQL) is a plus

About the Company

At IBM, we do more than work. We create. We create as technologists, developers, and engineers. We create with our partners. We create with our competitors. If you're searching for ways to make the world work better through technology and infrastructure, software and consulting, then we want to work with you. We're here to help every creator turn their "what if" into what is. Let's create something that will change everything. Know more