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| What is the Extreme
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The Extreme Blue™ program is
an incubator for talent, technology and business innovation.
You'll participate on a small team to conceive and deliver the
technology, business plan and go to market strategy for an emerging
business opportunity. Extreme Blue project teams mix business
and technical disciplines with a variety of experience from
undergraduate and graduate student interns--all lead by IBM's
technical and business experts. Our cutting-edge work environment
fosters innovation and collaboration. In short, The Extreme
Blue program delivers on our key message by empowering our interns
to do exactly that--start something BIG!
For more information, download the Extreme Blue program brochure
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| Where are Extreme
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United States: Austin, Texas, Raleigh, North Carolina and San Jose, California
Canada: Toronto and Ottawa
China: Beijing
Europe: Dublin, Ireland, Böblingen, Germany, Amsterdam, Netherlands, La Gaude, France, and Hursley, United Kingdom
India: Bangalore
Brazil: São Paulo |
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| When is the Extreme
Blue program held? |
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United States: 1 session: June - August
Canada: May - August
China: July - September
China is accepting applications on-line for the 2005 Summer
Program beginning on April 25 - May 16, 2005. The candidate
selection process is between May 17 and June 10, 2005.
Europe: July - September
India: May - July
Brazil: December to March
Each program runs approximately 10-12 weeks and varies by location.
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| What is the Extreme
Blue recruiting process? |
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The recruiting process varies for
each geography.
United States:
Who is eligible?
Students enrolled in a full-time degree program at an accredited
U.S. university are eligible to apply. Preference is given to
candidates within 12 months of their graduation date.
When can I apply?
Applications are taken year round. The interview and selection
process will take place in the following timeframes: spring
(September - November), summer (September - March), fall (March
- May).
How do I apply?
Submit
an application online (all programs).
Canada: Applications are taken November 17th through January 31st for
the summer term.
China: IBM University Relations will work with local schools to nominate students for next summer.
Europe: Recruiting is organized at the country level and varies by region. Please watch this space for updated details on applying to the European Extreme Blue Laboratories.
India: IBM University Relations will work with local schools to nominate
students for next summer.
Brazil:
Who is eligible?
Students enrolled in a degree program at an university are eligible to apply. Preference is given to candidates within 12 months before their graduation date.
When can I apply?
Applications are taken year round. The interview and selection process will take place in September to October.
How do I apply?
Submit
an application online (all programs).
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| What is the hiring
criteria? |
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If you have advanced computer science
and/or business skills, experience and passion for technology,
the Extreme Blue program is designed for you. Hiring criteria
varies by region. Review the criteria for your region: United
States, Canada, Europe, India and Brazil.
Hint: You will obtain a quicker response from our recruiting
team if you differentiate your skills and experience from your
peers by answering the optional questions on the application
submission form.
United
States
Technical student profile
Skills:
- Object-oriented design methodologies, design patterns,
component architectures, complex systems analysis and design
skills, embodied in debugging and optimizing systems.
- We target specific skills and knowledge for our project
portfolio which varies by semester. Current focus areas
include: GRID, embedded systems, Web services, database
internals, and human computer interaction.
Experience:
- A minimum of three months software development experiences (programming in Java™, C or C++) in an open source, commercial or research setting
- Complex independent software projects (open source, freeware,
shareware).
Passion:
- Active participation and leadership roles in professional
communities and/or in academic or professional competitions.
(IEEE, ACM, Thinkquest, NSBE, SHPE, SWE,
UPE).
- Significant contributions in team-based organizations
and software development situations, excluding core academic
course work.
- History of giving back to the technical community through
teaching, mentoring and tutoring experiences.
MBA student profile
Skills:
- Skilled at business concept innovation with an emphasis
on leveraging technology.
- Skilled at synergisizing information from a plethora of
market research and competitive analysis resources.
- Skilled at developing and driving the project deliverables
into a concise business plan, championing a project into
the appropriate IBM business areas.
Experience:
- A technical background is not required, but the ideal
candidate will have demonstrated their ability to work business
issues in a highly dynamic, technology based, environment.
- Positions utilizing fundamental marketing processes, strategy
formulation and business planning.
- Significant contributions in team-based situations both
as a team player and a team leader.
- Significant participation in a leading edge new product
development initiative.
Passion:
- Active participation in organizing events and playing
a leadership role involving technology.
- Business concept innovation in a technology intensive
environment demonstrating creativity and organizational
adeptness.
- History of a personal initiative for exploring technology,
illustrated by an understanding of key topical Information
and technology business trends.
- A relentless desire to explore and broker appropriate
relationships with other development and business organizations.
- Knowledge and high level understanding of IBM's business
mission and key externally stated business strategies.
Canada
Technical student profile
Skills:
- Object-oriented design methodologies, design patterns,
component architectures, complex systems analysis and design
skills, embodied in debugging and optimizing systems.
- We target specific skills and knowledge for our project
portfolio which varies by semester. Current focus areas
include: GRID, embedded systems, Web services, database
internals, and human computer interaction.
Experience:
- A minimum of six months software development experiences
(programming in Java™, C or C++) in an open source,
commercial or research setting
- Complex independent software projects (open source, freeware,
shareware).
Passion:
- Active participation and leadership roles in professional
communities and/or in academic or professional competitions.
(IEEE, ACM).
- Significant contributions in team-based organizations
and software development situations, excluding core academic
course work.
- History of giving back to the technical community through
teaching, mentoring and tutoring experiences.
MBA student profile
Skills:
- Skilled at business concept innovation with an emphasis
on leveraging technology.
- Skilled at synergisizing information from a plethora of
market research and competitive analysis resources.
- Skilled at developing and driving the project deliverables
into a concise business plan, championing a project into
the appropriate IBM business areas.
Experience:
- A technical background is not required, but the ideal
candidate will have demonstrated their ability to work business
issues in a highly dynamic, technology based, environment.
- Positions utilizing fundamental marketing processes, strategy
formulation and business planning.
- Significant contributions in team-based situations both
as a team player and a team leader.
- Significant participation in a leading edge new product
development initiative.
Passion:
- Active participation in organizing events and playing
a leadership role involving technology.
- Business concept innovation in a technology intensive
environment demonstrating creativity and organizational
adeptness.
- History of a personal initiative for exploring technology,
illustrated by an understanding of key topical Information
and technology business trends.
- A relentless desire to explore and broker appropriate
relationships with other development and business organizations.
- Knowledge and high level understanding of IBM's business
mission and key externally stated business strategies.
Europe
Skills:
If you're a computer science or engineering student, we look
for strong skills in object-oriented design methodologies,
design patterns, component architectures, complex systems
analysis and design--all of which are embodied in debugging
and optimizing systems. We also target specific skills and
knowledge for our project portfolio, including Linux kernel,
distributed systems, net work protocols, database internals,
Web technology (Enterprise JavaBeans™, JavaSever Pages,
servlets, XML, XSL), and human/computer interaction.
If you're a business student, you must be skilled at business
concept innovation and experienced in market research methodologies--especially
as they relate to new product development. Although project
scopes vary, you'll likely be asked to develop a comprehensive
business plan with financials.
Experience:
- If you're a computer science or engineering student, you
must have experience in C, C++ or Java software development.
- If you are an Business student, you should have business
experience in a technical or technology-related industry
in such areas as corporate law, negotiations, intellectual
property, mergers and acquisitions, and sales and marketing.
Enthusiasm:
We're looking for people to work on projects and technologies
about which they are passionate, so enthusiasm is critical.
We find that this is often the critical factor in determining
how effectively an individual or team functions on a project.
As with any school assignment, sport or hobby, when you work
on projects that really interest you, you tend to work harder
and more effectively on these activities and enjoy the experience
more. Indicators that we seek in both technical and business
applicants include:
- Active participation and leadership roles (in professional
communities or academic or professional competitions)
- Significant contributions in team-based organizations
and software development situations, excluding core academic
course work
- Extensive teaching or tutoring experience, or both
- Business concept innovation in conjunction with team leadership
conceptualizing new applications and creativity
The bottom line: Anything you can do through your correspondence
and interview with us that accentuates or highlights these three
characteristics will improve your chances of becoming an Extreme
Blue student.
India
Technical student profile
Skills:
- Object-oriented design methodologies, design patterns,
component architectures, complex systems analysis and design
skills, embodied in debugging and optimizing systems.
- We target specific skills and knowledge for our project
portfolio which varies by semester. Current focus areas
include: Grid, Linux®, Autonomic Computing, Web services,
database internals, and human computer interaction.
Experience:
- A minimum of six months software development experiences
(programming in Java™, C or C++) in an open source,
commercial or research setting.
- Complex independent software projects (open source, freeware,
shareware).
Passion:
- Active participation and leadership roles in professional
communities and/or in academic or professional competitions.
(IEEE, ACM, Computer Society of India).
- Significant contributions in team-based organizations
and software development situations, excluding core academic
course work.
- History of giving back to the technical community through
teaching, mentoring and tutoring experiences.
MBA student profile
Skills:
- Skilled at business concept innovation with an emphasis
on leveraging technology.
- Skilled at synergisizing information from a plethora of
market research and competitive analysis resources.
- Skilled at developing and driving the project deliverables
into a concise business plan, championing a project into
the appropriate IBM business areas.
Experience:
- A technical background is not required, but the ideal
candidate will have demonstrated their ability to work business
issues in a highly dynamic, technology based, environment.
- Positions utilizing fundamental marketing processes, strategy
formulation and business planning.
- Significant contributions in team-based situations both
as a team player and a team leader.
- Significant participation in a leading edge new product
development initiative.
Passion:
- Active participation in organizing events and playing
a leadership role involving technology.
- History of a personal initiative for exploring technology,
illustrated by an understanding of key topical Information
and technology business trends.
- A relentless desire to explore and broker appropriate
relationships with other development and business organizations.
- Knowledge and high level understanding of IBM's business
mission and key externally stated business strategies.
Because Extreme Blue students work in project teams, we're looking
for complementary skills and interests that allow us to form
the most effective teams. For this reason, acceptance to the
program is not necessarily an indication of how we evaluated
any single characteristic or how much we want you to work with
us at IBM.
Brazil
Technical student profile
Skills:
- Object-oriented design methodologies, design patterns, component architectures, complex systems analysis and design skills, embodied in debugging and optimizing systems.
- We target specific skills and knowledge for our project portfolio which varies by semester. Current focus areas include: GRID, embedded systems, Web services, database internals, and human computer interaction.
Experience:
- A minimum of six months software development experiences (programming in Java™, C or C++) in an open source, commercial or research setting.
- Complex independent software projects (open source, freeware, shareware).
Passion:
- Active participation and leadership roles in professional communities and/or in academic or professional competitions.
- Contributions in team-based organizations and software development situations, excluding core academic course work.
- History of giving back to the technical community through teaching, mentoring and tutoring experiences.
Business student profile
Skills:
- Skilled at business concept innovation with an emphasis on leveraging technology.
- Skilled at synergisizing information from a plethora of market research and competitive analysis resources.
- Skilled at developing and driving the project deliverables into a concise business plan, championing a project into the appropriate IBM business areas.
Experience:
- A technical background is not required, but the ideal candidate will have demonstrated their ability to work business issues in a highly dynamic, technology based, environment.
- Positions utilizing fundamental marketing processes, strategy formulation and business planning.
- Significant contributions in team-based situations both as a team player and a team leader.
- Significant participation in a leading edge new product development initiative.
Passion:
- Active participation in organizing events and playing a leadership role involving technology.
- Business concept innovation in a technology intensive environment demonstrating creativity and organizational adeptness.
- History of a personal initiative for exploring technology, illustrated by an understanding of key topical Information and technology business trends.
- A relentless desire to explore and broker appropriate relationships with other development and business organizations.
- Knowledge and high level understanding of IBM's business mission and key externally stated business strategies.
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| What are some skill
areas I can work on to make myself more competitive? |
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While industry experience proves
to be the best way to sharpen your software development skills,
we've designed an online self paced curriculum to assist with
key areas where a majority of Extreme Blue projects hit on.
Skill
requirements for China
Visit our Roadmap
for more information.
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| How can I apply? |
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If you are applying for the North
American labs, click here.
If you are applying for the European labs, click
here.
For China, IBM University Relations will work with local schools to nominate students for next summer.
For India, IBM University Relations will work with local
schools to nominate students for next summer.
If you are applying for the Brazil lab, click
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| Will I get a response
back if I submit my application online? |
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Please know all applications submitted
for U.S. and Canadian candidacy are screened individually.
Due to the high volume of applicants, we're unable to respond
to every individual directly. The Extreme Blue internship
is an extremely competitive program and requires that you
meet the minimum qualifications noted on this site in order
to be considered. |
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| Where can I get more
information about the Extreme Blue program? |
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Please visit: Extreme
Blue or send an email to: extremeblue@info.ibm.com.
Be sure to include the location of the program you are interested
in applying for. |
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| Does Extreme Blue
accept foreign nationals? |
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For the U.S. locations, we accept
students attending U.S. colleges and universities. Opportunities
for foreign nationals are limited. Consideration requires an
advanced degree in a critical skill area with a minimum of one-year
relevant work experience following the undergraduate degree.
If you're interested in opportunities in your home country,
please visit ibm.com/careers,
and select your home country.
For the Canadian location, we accept students attending Canadian
universities. Opportunities are limited to Canadian citizens
or those with Landed Immigrant/Canadian Permanent Resident Status.
In Europe, employment laws vary by country. In general, we accept
students who have a work visa for the country to which they
are applying. This includes citizens and students studying in
that particular country. Only the United Kingdom is able to
consider foreign nationals not studying in the country, but
please be aware these opportunities are extremely limited.
At present, the India location does not accept foreign nationals.
For the Brazil location, we accept students attending Brazilian universities. Opportunities are limited to Brazilian citizens or those with Landed Immigrant/Brazilian Permanent Resident Status. |
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| What is IBM's employment
policy? |
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IBM's intent is to hire the best-qualified
candidate for job opportunities within IBM, regardless of race,
color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age,
disability, veteran status, and military status. However, applicant
eligibility for employment-authorized immigration status, temporary
or permanent, may be a factor in IBM's pre-employment decision
process and any visa sponsorship is at the sole discretion of
IBM management. IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment
and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. |
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| What hours will I
work? |
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In general, the hours are flexible,
but the work can be intense at times, as the teams strive to
complete their project by the end of the summer. Individual
teams decide together on their hours and schedule, but all students
must work a minimum of 40 hours per week. |
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| Will I work on more
than one project? |
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Each project will be extremely challenging,
so we expect interns to focus on a single project during the
program. Given the laboratory environment, you will be exposed
to all projects and are expected to lend assistance when it
is required or where you are uniquely qualified. You will also
have personal access to all of the senior engineering team serving
as project mentors. |
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| What will I get from
the Extreme Blue program? |
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In a nutshell, you will get challenging
work experience on ambitious projects exercising your skills
on in a great work environment. The Extreme Blue program will
give you the opportunity to interact with both senior engineers,
executives, and other exceptional students from across the country,
access to scientists and business leaders as part of the ongoing
lecture series, and a competitive compensation package. |
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| How do I contact
Extreme Blue recruiters and staff if I have further questions
or comments? |
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Send us e-mail at: extremeblue@info.ibm.com |
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| What student oriented
activities is IBM sponsoring this year? |
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Please reference the University
Relations Web site to find out about student-oriented activities.
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| How can I obtain
additional information about other employment opportunities
at IBM? |
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IBM is looking for smart people.
Many other career opportunities
exist at IBM. See for yourself. |
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| What is the time
frame for the programs? |
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United States:
Summer: June - August
Technical and MBA internships available
Canada:
Summer: June - August
Technical and MBA internships available
Europe and China:
Summer: July - September
Technical and MBA internships available
India:
Summer: May - July
Technical and MBA internships available
Brazil:
Summer: December - March
Technical and Business internships available |
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| What can I do to
increase my chances of getting a full-time offer from IBM after
my internship? |
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To increase your chances of finding
a full-time position at IBM, you should leverage all the networking
opportunities that you are presented with; identify and communicate
areas of interest; be open to all the varied opportunities;
and perform well during the program. |
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