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Updated Feb 12, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Software Test Engineer at IBM
Posted Feb 10, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Markham, ON (Canada) (took a day)
Only had phone interview, got lucky, questions such as describe a scenario where you used java, sql, etc skills ?
What was the most complicated java/sql/xyz problem you had to solve?
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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IT Specialist at IBM
Posted Dec 28, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2009 in Markham, ON (Canada) (took 5 days)
Initially interviewed with IBM for my co-op term in school. Had to write an online aptitude test first at home. Time was limited for the test and I don't think I had enough time to finish the test, but the questions weren't too difficult nor tricky. Then had an 1 on 1 interview on campus. It was not a technical/skill interview, and only asked about experience and stuff.
After a few co-op terms, they have opening and so I just continued working there for full time after graduation.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Background Check.
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Market Research Analyst at IBM
Posted Nov 11, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2009 in Markham, ON (Canada) (took 1 week)
one-on-one interview with the manager, no behavioral interview questions, nice chat about the position and my previous experience and skills.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Consulting By Degree at IBM
Posted Nov 3, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Toronto, ON (Canada) (took a day)
Very speedy interview process – everything happened in one day. Although I appreciated how quickly I was able to complete all three rounds of interviews, I wish I had more opportunity to chat with employees and learn more about the company, and see whether it was the right fit for me.
The first stage was a case problem that was solved in a group environment. The team had 15 minutes to come up with a framework/solution and present it in 5 minutes. I felt it was more important to show your composure and presentation skills rather than trying to get the answer right.
The second stage was a panel interview with your competitors. Very different from what I was used to. I think I only got one question, which was "what three attributes would describe me".
If you're successful in the first two rounds, you get invited to a 1:1 with a SE.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Java Applications Developer at IBM
Posted Oct 31, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Markham, ON (Canada) (took 2 weeks)
I applied through my university COOP program for a 4 month position. I was called in for an interview
after 2 weeks after applying. At first it was a phone interview, but later changed to a 1:1 interview.
I prepared by researching a bit about IBM, its history, the products it offers, and its vision statement.
I was interviewed by two very nice guys in their 40s who were both project leads at IBM. Interview started off with:
1) Tell us a bit about yourself
2) How do you handle conflicts
3) Talk about one of your development projects
4) Explain a time where you had to work with a team
5) Do you believe that software can be perfect? (The correct answer is NO)
Later on we got to technical questions:
1) Outline the steps of software development life cycle
2) How can you make a database more optimized
3) If you were required to take over a current role as a developer and you saw that the code could be improved (readability, efficiency), would you take the time to make it better? Would you take the time to make changes if you had a short time-tile to complete the project?
4) How would you write a program in JAVA to determine if a string contained any of the given list of characters?
5) Other JAVA related questions (quite fair if you know JAVA)
Overall, the experience was great. There were a lot of things in the job description that I did not know, infact almost the entire list of technical requirements, I had no experience with, or even heard of. However, I kept reiterating to the interviewers that I was a fast learner, and always took initiative to fulfill my responsibilities and would learn many required things before given the opportunity (I would have 2 months to prepare )
I was given the offer later on, and I accepted the opportunity over an offer from CIBC and TELUS.
Looking forward to working for IBM, starting january :)
TIP for future interviewees : KNOW what you put on your resume, don't make stuff up. With technical jobs like this one, interviewers like to test you about stuff you have added to your resume, so make sure you have an idea of what you wrote, and can talk about it in the interview.
Hope this helps.
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I did not bring it up because it is my first internship/coop.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Software Developer at IBM
Posted Sep 21, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 in Markham, ON (Canada) (took a day)
I applied for internship position at IBM and got an interview call from the manager. but before that i was asked to write an IPATO test which is not technical at all but it just judges ur aptitude. Most of the students do well in test, It appears hard but i think cut off is very low.
Interview itself was telephonic and all behavioural. Manager was very mature and experienced. She asked me all about my resume and projects and my role in different projects. and how i fulfilled them. No technical question at all.
So make sure u r writng ur resume very thoroughly. she was pretty impressed with me and I even asked her for a feedback which was positive.
I am waiting to hear from them and I guess IBM is a pretty good company to start a career with.
All the best to you all who are aplying.
Interview Questions
What data structures I used. etc
How do you handle conflicts etc
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Technical Support at IBM
Posted Aug 29, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 in Montreal, QC (Canada) (took a day)
basic computer knowledge questions:
1) what does USB stand for?
2) how do you access network settings?
3) when an application stops working, which combination of buttons do you press? cntrl + alt + del
other very easy questions.
the interview was pretty basic as well..
why do you want this position?
how would your previous experience help you in this position?
please go through your cv / introduce yourself...
Negotiation Details
none
Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Solution Architect at IBM
Posted Jul 26, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 in Toronto, ON (Canada) (took 3 weeks)
This was an internal transfer between departments. Generally such horizontal moves are treated almost as new jobs where one has to go through a two round interview process. The interviews are with the technical team and with the new department lead. After they have interviewed all candidates, a decision is made fairly quickly and the successful candidate is informed and begins the transition process to the new team.
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Negotiation Details
For internal transfers, salary and benefits remain the same. However, the work schedule and other things are negotiable
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Software Developer at IBM
Posted Jul 13, 2011 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 in Markham, ON (Canada) (took a day)
Submit my resume online and get an phone interview. 5 people asked a lot of questions , all technical, no thing from my resume.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Technical Analyst at IBM
Posted May 1, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Calgary, AB (Canada) (took 2 weeks)
-Got a phone call in response to the resume I submitted, I answered a few straight-to-the-point questions and was called in for 1-2-1 interview.
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Negotiation Details
I was asked to asked how much I would like, and I mentioned it.I had done a bit of research about what the position pays anyway.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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