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Updated Jan 4, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Consultant at IBM
Posted Jan 4, 2012
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2.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in Washington, DC (took 2 weeks)
I applied for the position through my schools career center website. I also had an alumnus from my program refer me.
The interview was 3, 30 minute interviews. 2 if the interview were behavioral, asking me about my experiences, and going over my resume. They also asked me multiple times why I wanted to work in consulting and for IBM specifically. Additionally, they asked about how I work in groups multiple times.
The 3rd interview was a case interview. This was the first year they have used cases. I was asked how I would help a health care company who had problems with their patient tracking software. I was told to explain how I would asses their problem, walk through a solution, and how I would implement the solution. I didn't use any case interview framework, and it was pretty informal. I did take notes though, and made sure to be logical, methodical, and summarize at the end.
About 2 weeks later I received a phone call offering me a position. While I was waiting for a formal written offer, I was asked to come into one of their offices. I had what amounted to another interview, where someone went through my resume and experiences. A few days later I received another phone call offering me a higher salary and sign on bonus.
My advice: When giving examples, be sure to answer the question asked, and follow the formula of explaining the situation, explaining what you did, and explaining the impact of your actions. Also, be prepared to tell them why you want to work for them.
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Negotiation Details
I called my HR rep and told her I wanted to submit a counter offer. She had me email her my counter and the reasons for it, and said she would forward it to her boss. About a month later (this was during the winter holidays) I received an email with a counter to my offer. They offered only a slightly increased base, but a much higher sign on.
When all was said and done, I was able to increase my base salary by about 10%, and my sign on by 333%.
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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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Consultant at IBM
Posted Dec 20, 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 Dec 2009 in Bangalore (India) (took a day)
It was a one on one interview at the campus lateral placement session
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Negotiation Details
I was able to negotiate the location and role
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Consultant at IBM
Posted Nov 15, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 (took 4 weeks)
Initial online application, then selected for an interview.
Interview was two phases, an hour each.
First hour with one employee: Behavioral/situational questions
Hour 2: Case interview, to exhibit strategic thinking and analytical skils
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Negotiation Details
I was not able to negotiate my offer, our entire University hire recruiting class came in at the same rate
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Background Check.
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Consultant at IBM
Posted Nov 3, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took a day)
Gave them my resume at a career fair and they sent me an email to download my resume online. They then sent me another email about the interview date. I had three interviews with one senior personnel, two regular consultants, there was one case study which was pretty easy.
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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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Consultant at IBM
Posted Nov 2, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took a day)
Interview consisted of two 1:1 interviews and a case study. Both interviewers were surprisingly impersonal.
They seem to be looking for relavant experience and skills and want to then see this knowledge and expertise applied via the case study. Asked standard questions about previous work experience, academic background and formal training.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Consultant at IBM
Posted Jul 24, 2011 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2009 (took a day)
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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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Consultant at IBM
Posted Jun 22, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 (took a day)
Phone interview was set up via email with an HR representative. I was then contacted on the phone with a project manager/consultant who worked on similar projects. Interviewer asked questions about my resume and asked to explain certain items and how I had relevent experience for the position I was applying. Still have not heard back fron HR on any next steps or if I an not being considered.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Consulting at IBM
Posted May 25, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 (took 3 months)
The position I applied for sounded like an exciting one with great potential of advancement and professional growth. But the process made me feel not so desirable. Maybe sometimes big firms like this have too much paperwork and standard protocols to go through. Haven't figured out the final results yet, and still waiting to see whether I get to proceed with it or just no hope already. But the interview was pretty straightforward and asked typical behavioral questions and consulting/customer service related issues.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Consultant at IBM
Posted Jan 18, 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 2010 in Washington, DC (took 3 months)
Three "fit" interviews over the phone for approximately 45 minutes. No in person interview because their model is 5 days at client site. Friendly and warm interviews, pretty candide about the role and culture witin the company.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Consultant at IBM
Posted Jan 16, 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 Feb 2009 in Gaithersburg, MD (took 4+ weeks)
Following the submission of my application -- a resume and a cover letter -- I was first interviewed on telephone by a recruiter who reviewed my personal details and sought more specific information on my salary and benefits.
I was then called for interview to an office, and met four interviewers in succession. The first was by a recruiter who went over my employment history. The other three interviewers sought professional data: first, by asking more details about the accomplishments listed in my resume, second, by checking my experience in specific areas of professional work (what exactly did I do, to solve what problems, with what result, and what was eventually accomplished) and, third, by seeking my answer to specific hypothetical and problematic situations in an organization.
The recruiter then called me after a few days to say that the company intended to engage me and negotiate an agreed salary. There was no flexibility on the benefits, which were offered as a package, but after some discussion of the reasons for and against the salary I had preferred, the recruiter offered me a slightly lower salary.
The quality of the interviews was: amiable and not intimidating, polite and not intrusive, gracious and not demanding. The interviewers did not seem particularly skilled; some of the questions were superficial, and many were repetitive and apparently unplanned. The last interview was with a partner who was particularly candid, pleasant and informative.
The interviews, all in all, left a good impression but were not professionally impressive.
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Negotiation Details
The negotiation was brief but cordial. I felt I gained something, but not all I wanted.
My advice will be: Go prepared to give a good reason for what you are asking. Check the market rate, emphasize your special strengths, cite concrete accomplishments that are likely to repeated in your prospective job and do it all in an immodest, matter-of-fact way. You are likely to get a decent, flexible response.
Do not expect to negotiate much on the benefits. It is a large organization that does not like to budge -- that is my impression -- too much from its existing packages.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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