First blog post
On Thurs Oct 5th I set off on an adventure from Dublin to Indonesia. I am a member of a team of 13 IBMers from 10 different countries around the world who are taking part in Corporate Service Corps. Corporate Service Corps is a great program run by IBM in which they send about 500 employees every year into emerging markets across the world to assist local Non Govt Orgs (NGOs) and governments develop and bring to fruition projects that will help the organizations further advance their objectives. The standard for getting in is high - only about 10% of those who apply get selected. I had been interested in CSC for some years but due to work and family commitments I held back from applying. Finally in 2016 I decided to apply and spent the June holiday weekend mulling over the essay type questions on the long application form. I was thrilled when I received my "Congratulations! You made it!" email in August 2016. I was told that I would receive my assignment in the next 18