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Senior Program Manager at IBM
No Offer – Interviewed in Mar 2012 – Reviewed May 14, 2013 New
Interview Details – The interview went well. Usual STAR format for questions.
Interview Question – They asked for an example when I dealt with a serious crisis in either the workplace or in life and how I responded. Answer Question
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UI Designer Intern at IBM
No Offer – Reviewed May 13, 2013 New
Interview Details – The free chat with their team members
Interview Question – All questions are very general and easy. Some about behavior and others are technical. Answer Question
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Operations Specialist at IBM
No Offer – Reviewed Apr 27, 2013
Interview Details – Very formal skype interviews, New York City final round interview with group case studies
Interview Question – How many golf balls total are there in Florida Answer Question
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Software Engineer at IBM
No Offer – Reviewed Apr 18, 2013
Interview Details – The interview process was very easy and consisted of 3 phone interviews of about a half hour a piece. They asked no technical questions - only questions about my resume. I am still waiting to hear on an offer or denial.
Interview Question – They only asked me questions about my resume. I supposed that was unexpected. Answer Question
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Project Manager at IBM
No Offer – Interviewed in Armonk, NY Jan 2013 – Reviewed Apr 1, 2013
Interview Details – Asked me about the project management process and how to tailor it to different projects and companies. Asked me about my under grad college. Wanted to know when I could start. Was told his expectations about the position; which is to say he would not make a commitment. Then he asked me to come on in.
Interview Question – They manager wanted to know if I was looking for a long term position of something to get started in. Answer Question
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Intern at IBM
No Offer – Interviewed in Research Triangle Park, NC Nov 2012 – Reviewed Mar 31, 2013
Interview Details – It was a direct on-site interview without any initial phone contact. They send me two exercises in which I can choose to solve and present on site two weeks later. The on site interview lasted for a day because they mixed us with full time job seekers
Interview Question – The interview question was predefined (problem-solving exercises) so that there was no surprise at the interview. Answer Question
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Professional Accountant at IBM
No Offer – Reviewed Mar 16, 2013
Interview Details – I was already employed with IBM through an acquisition. I had to find a job internally because they put me on short term employment because my role with my former employer got dissolved within IBM. All my interviews were over the phone. From what I gathered before the phone interview, the hiring manager already had the person in mind that they wanted to hire. They were just meeting the HR quota to say that they conducted x amount of interviews before they hired their already promised IBM coworker.
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DemandTec Senior Statistician/Scientist at IBM
No Offer – Interviewed in San Francisco, CA Nov 2012 – Reviewed Mar 4, 2013
Interview Details – applied online and get contacted in two weeks. Questions were not difficult. First asked me to introduce myself, and then asked me several probability questions, statistical modeling, and brain teaser question. Overall, it was fun
Interview Question – three ants at a triangle, and they can only go through the lines (they can go either direction), and the probability that either two ants meet? Answer Question
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BPM Consultant at IBM
No Offer – Interviewed in Austin, TX Sep 2012 – Reviewed Mar 2, 2013
Interview Details – Had an on campus interview which consisted of process mapping and checking code. Invited to Austin for an Onsite interview. Had 3 rounds of interviews by consultants with about 1.5 years experienced. All asked technical questions (process mapping and creating programing in pseudo code) and light behavioral questions. Received a product demonstration and was taken out to lunch. Was told after the interview that all offers had been given out but I had passed and if space opened up they would give me a call. Got an email one month later that all spots in the program were filled.
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- Create a program to tell you if a string was a palindrome. (show it in two ways). Answer Question
- What are nested For loops used for? Answer Question
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GBS at IBM
No Offer – Reviewed Feb 26, 2013
Interview Details –
1. Online Test
2. Called on site for team interview, team activities and a presentation
3. Personal Interview
Interview Question – Interviewer got up from his seat half-way through the presentation and I continued to present. Upon completion, asked me why I dint stop and ask him to please sit till the end Answer Question
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