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Job: Student Opportunities
Location: Markham & Toronto Area
Organization: ITSA/AMS - Delivery/52 - IBMC

THIS POSITION REQUIRES COMPLETE INFORMATION BE ENTERED INTO OUR ONLINE SYSTEM AT WWW.CAN.IBM.COM/HR (> SELECT “STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES”), TO THE APPROPRIATE JOB POSTING NUMBER. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS IN THE ONLINE SYSTEM WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. ***BE SURE TO ENTER THE CORRECT CAREER CENTRE I.D. NUMBER, TO CONFIRM YOUR CO-OP/INTERNSHIP STUDENT STATUS***

The following position is a part of IBM Canada’s EPIC (Employment Pathways to Interns & Co-ops) Student Program. These outstanding entry-level IT, sales, and corporate positions are limited to students registered in a Canadian University of College co-op or internship program, who have completed a minimum of 2 years of their degree or diploma program, and who will be returning to full-time study upon completion of the temporary IBM work term.

CustomPac is a worldwide application developed in Canada to assist large mainframe customers with the installation and maintenance of their operating system and IBM software products. The project control office coordinates many of the functions that need to be in place to support the application development environment.

Duties of the project officer would include statistics collection and reporting, monthly order table updates, reporting on problem management activity, web application updates using an internal tool as well as some database updates and maintenance activity.

- The ability to work well in a team environment, good written and oral communication skills as well as being self motivated are desired attributes.
- This position would allow the candidate to gain experience in working on a team in a large corporate environment.
- It would provide insight to other areas of Global Services and an opportunity to understand the opportunities available to employees of large, worldwide, multicultural companies.

Additional information about CustomPac can be found at www.ibm.com/services/custompac/.

Note: this is not a web or application development position.

QUALIFICATIONS:
- Students applying to this posting must be registered in a co-op or internship program for the length of the placement
- Minimum one completed work term
- This position is intended for senior-level undergraduate students who will be returning to full-time study upon completion of the internship/co-op term
- Good communication skills
- Good teaming skills
- Self starter
- Word processing skills — Word or Wordpro
- Presentation package skills — Freelance or PowerPoint
- Some spreadsheet application knowledge
- Basic knowledge of webpage design

LENGTH OF TERM: 16 MONTHS CONSECUTIVE

PREFERRED DISCPLINES: Computer Science/Engineering/Math OR Business/Commerce/Management

APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 6, 2006

NUMBER OF POSITIONS: 1

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APPLICATION PROCESS:

To submit your resume and transcript information for this position, please do the following:

1- apply online to IBM via www.can.ibm.com/hr under -> Student Opportunities -> to the position number/title above. Note that full and complete resume and transcript information is required. If your online application is missing your resume, transcript, or any other pertinent information, your application will not be considered.

2- You must include your “CAREER CENTRE I.D NUMBER”, for confirmation of your co-op or internship status.

Please note that you only need to attach ONE resume, cover letter, and transcript to your profile, regardless of how many positions you apply to. A separate, tailored resume & cover letter are not required for each job. Although this is not required, should you wish to attach separate resumes or cover letters for each position you apply to, you can do so by attaching a new document with the *same title* over top of the resume or cover letter in your profile each time you apply for a new job

PLEASE NOTE:
If selected for interview, you will also be required to complete an online aptitude test. You will be sent an invitation via email and must complete the test on or before your interview date.

One of the purposes of our student programs is to identify students who, based on mutually satisfactory work term experience, would be suitable candidates to join IBM and start a career following graduation.

IBM Canada Limited is committed to the principle of equity in employment. We encourage applications from qualified women, men, members of visible minorities, aboriginal persons and persons who are physically challenged.