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Updated May 28, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Associate Systems Engineer at IBM
Posted Apr 3, 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 Jun 2011 (took 4+ weeks)
Since this was an interview for an internship, a lot of the questions were behaviorally based. Questions were asked based on projects completed in school.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Software Engineer at IBM
Posted Apr 2, 2012
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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 Bangalore (India) (took a day)
Interview was a very pleasant experience. Started with HR asking few puzzles followed by 2 rounds to technical and final HR round
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Negotiation Details
Not much room left for negotiation. Package will be given according to ur previous package and skills.
Other Details
I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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IT Specialist at IBM
Posted Mar 30, 2012
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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 Aug 2011 in Brno (Czech Republic) (took 3 days)
i have luck for great manager. more important is interview preparation: all is on the web
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Software Engineer at IBM
Posted Mar 29, 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 May 2011 (took 4+ weeks)
Rather easy. First a test about programming in Java. If u have SCJP you should be fine with the knowledge. In addition some questions about databases and UML. Standard questions about describing a project, challenges in it and solutions for them.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Skills Test.
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Technician at IBM
Posted Mar 28, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 (took 3 weeks)
Bounced between managers they found it hard to find someone to make a decision
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Reason for Declining
Could not stand the work atmosphere
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I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Software Engineer at IBM
Posted Mar 27, 2012
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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 May 2010 (took a day)
Phone interview with Manager. Programming questions and "fit" questions.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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IT Specialist at IBM
Posted Mar 27, 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 Manila, City of Manila (Philippines) (took 3 days)
I have responded to a recruitment call for a specialized IT consultant position, and afterwards set up a phone interview for 1 hour. When I was called, I believe that I had been a very interesting candidate as the phone call lasted almost 2 hours. A few days later, I was set up with an HR interview for some background checks and futher filtering. Within the same day I was schedule to meet with the business unit manager and also a draft proposal for compensation and benefits was printed out. I had requested for a few days to think it over, in which time my current manager had come up with a counter proposal to keep me in the company. I had declined the offer from this company.
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Reason for Declining
salary expectations not met
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Public Sector Consultant at IBM
Posted Mar 25, 2012
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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 Feb 2012 in Herndon, VA (took a day)
Two 1:1 interviews back to back. One of them included a very short and simple case question. The rest of the interview was basic behavioral questions. Very lax experience overall. The process did seem to be organized poorly. The consultants interviewing were not even aware if they were interviewing interns or full time people, there was a bit of discrepancy beforehand.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Testing at IBM
Posted Mar 24, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2012 in Bangalore (India) (took a day)
Very bad experience with IBM. Interview is been schedule for my 5 years testng experience. When the interview is been scheduled , where in call letter they just mentioned , "Skill: Testing, and the location-Bannerghtta Road" and nothing else regarding if its for a specific project , do they need flexible working hours etc.. Went there at 9:30 am, submitted the documents, they made us wait till 1 pm in the bay of interview and then said "u can go and have lunch and come back in 45 mins" . We all (around 30+ candidates) did the same. WE came back and waited in reception for someone from HR team to excort us till the place of the interview was taking place. None turned up till 3pm and someone came and took us back to the interview bay. There again they made us wait for 45 mins more and then asked me to go to a room for 1st round of interview. You wont believe! First thing he asked is " Will you be able to work in flexible hours? ie 11 am to 8pm , if u can then only i will go for further technical discussions!" --I was shocked! Nothing was mentioned in the call letter and i was not ready for it and i told them after 6 can i work from home? He said "No" , Then i said that nothing of this work shift hours is mentioned while calling for interview. So the HR came and almost shouted at me saying " Do you expect i should mention the working hours in the Call letter?" I told "Yes, 9-6 is the normal working hours, if its deviating from it it should be asked for the candidate before calling for interview" he didnt have any answer and left. I simply Came out without even discussing technical questions as the interviewer is not ready to ask itself. AS a 5 years + experienced candidate ,i never came across this kind of interview anywhere else in my career. They dont value your time...very bad management. No planning...Accenture is far far better than this IBM. Friends , be careful , they dont respect you and your Time, specially HR Team. They would have either specified this working hours while sending the call letter or they should have mentioned if i clear technical round. Rather, they didnt even conduct tech interview becz of this. If any company is conducting interview for a specific project they should give the complete job description before calling the candidates. BEWARE!!
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Financial Analyst at IBM
Posted Mar 23, 2012
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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 2012 in Rochester, MN (took 2 months)
Everyone was very informative. No stupid "greatest strenghts/weaknesses" or " tell me your most secret secret that you wouldn't even tell your bff".
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Negotiation Details
No negotiation.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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