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Updated Feb 12, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Graduate Strategy Consultant at IBM
Posted Jan 8, 2012
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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 2010 in Sydney (Australia) (took 4 weeks)
1. Phone call from HR
2. 1:1 with HR
3. Aptitude test
4. 1:1 With Hiring Manager + Case Study
5. Offer
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Negotiation Details
I joined as a graduate and was not in a position to negotiate
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Background Check.
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Business Development Manager at IBM
Posted Jan 7, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2010 in New York, NY (took 3 days)
I can't really remember much. Received a call from the recruiter who asked if I was interested in the position. I then had a phone interview with the HR department. After that I had to take a personality test. Once that was completed, I had an in person interview with HR. After that process I met with the supervisor of the deaprtment and discussed the duties of the job. I walked around the office to take note of the cubes, offices and all around location. Once that was completed, I met with her boss and discuss speciifics. Salary, benefits, etc.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Personality Test.
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Siebel Architect at IBM
Posted Jan 7, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Columbia, MO (took a day)
Spoke to a recruiter within IBM who setup Skype interview with hiring manager. Interview was cordial and job sounded interesting however money was an issue and the position did not pay enough. The hiring manager seemed very interested in me but seemed very much stuck in terms of being able to meet my salary requirements.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Technical Writer at IBM
Posted Jan 6, 2012
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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 Sep 2010 (took 5 days)
This was applying for a position internally. IBM employees in Global Services apply for jobs that are contracts on clients accounts. You are on your own to get that next position within IBM once your current client contract is over. Sometimes you do not hear back. The competition within IBM for any of the few (today0 internal jobs posted is fierce as IBM trims the older American workforce. It is up to you to sell yourself to the deployment or business manager that owns the contract. IBM no longer provides training money to US workers so you have to be aggressive at building your own skills at your own expense and time. You are required to build your skills by submitting an education plan that is formal. The plan is reviewed on deciding to keep you or lay you off in the next round.
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Negotiation Details
None. They accept you to an internal post or not. If you do not get onto a new contract you will probably be laid off in the next (frequent) round as IBM drastically trims American workers.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Consultant at IBM
Posted Jan 4, 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 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%.
Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Software Engineer at IBM
Posted Jan 1, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in Bangalore (India) (took a day)
I was asked basic computer science algo, OS concept and C programming questions.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Presentation.
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Intern at IBM
Posted Dec 30, 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 May 2011 (took a day)
Applied through university .. they called for one intern position later they interviewed for another position too.. i accepted one... just basic questions about the projects which were there in resume and about basic mos n digital questions
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
not negotiated
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Background Check.
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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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Senior Consultant at IBM
Posted Dec 27, 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 Jul 2010 in Houston, TX (took 4+ weeks)
My interview process began with telephone screening interviews, the first with an IBM recruiter; the second with a current consultant. Since I've been consulting for a while, the second call was casual and allowed me to ask most of my questions (not all - be thoughtful and professional). From there, I was invited to an interview day at one of several national locations. About 100 candidates were divided into groups of 6-7 and each group was presented a business case. As we worked on the case, interviewers walked around each table to observe how well we interacted, who took the lead, how we resolved issues/differences of opinion, etc. I can't remember now how much time we were allocated to prepare, but each group had to present their findings to a panel. The key throughout is to actively participate, be calm and confident, and think about what you need to say before you get in the room. Don't be shy during the presentation but don't act like Donald Trump either. I've prepped for case study interviews in the past and can say it helped since I don't have a business degree (although I am ABD on a Ph.D.). Now that I've been with IBM over a year, I will say it is extremely important to work as a team during the group presentation. While some candidates will naturally rise to lead the team, everyone has a contribution, and every consultant should strive to be their client's 'trusted advisor.' Good luck!
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Negotiation Details
Since my offer was at the higher end for a band 7, there wasn't much room for negotiation. Unfortunately, we all get the same number of vacation days so that wasn't negotiable either. While it's possible to negotiate to a higher band, it's easier at a lower band to get staffed.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Senior Managing Consultant at IBM
Posted Dec 21, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 (took 3 weeks)
Had great excitement about the opportunity to be part of a large firm however restrospectively it appears that the interview techniques do not seem to be conducive. The process consists of 3 steps - a. HR screen, b. Technical screen which is of high standard and thorough c. in-person with multiple senior members of the practice.
The final in-person interview is totally non-standard and left to each interviewer to determine and come to conclusion. This final step is the dicey part, while some senior members are genuine and take the time to understand the candidates background, some think its for them to decide and adopt a posture on how to eliminate the candidate. If you are lucky and survive you get to the shore, if not you are dumped.
My experience with one member was great while the other seemed like he was dragged to this task and I could not hear him properly further the questions asked were generic and did not seem like they were meant to know about my background.
Nevertheless, my advice to candidates would be to keep focussed on few key/strong things about them and keep repeating the same on the multiple interviews. Empahsize on messaging about you and get thru it. Because this stage is the key one and even though you have proven yourself about your expertise on the phone interview, it does not count towards final evaluation.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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