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Updated Aug 24, 2011 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Senior Project Manager at IBM
Posted Aug 24, 2011
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took a day)
I was approached by a recruitment agency for the role. An initial phone interview was conducted first. I was then invited to an assessment centre. This had 3 parts. 1) A group case study. 6-8 candidates read and discussed through a case study and made a final presentation to IBM recruiters. 2) A technical interview: 1:1 competency based interview probing real life experience 3) Partner interview: 1:1 interview with a partner.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Graduate IT Consultant at IBM
Posted Jun 11, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2010 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 4+ weeks)
Applied online
Took IPATO test from home
Went to selection centre where there were two group exercises and a confirmation IPATO test
Went to assessment centre for 2 interviews and another group exercise as well as a role play presentation and an email response test.
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None existant
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation and a Skills Test.
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Strategy Consulting at IBM
Posted Dec 13, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 2 months)
Getting the right referal is critical for getting short listed for iBM Interview. With a strong contact, it can be helpful.
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Negotiation Details
Due to the brand name, the flexibility available of negotiation is very limited.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Consultant at IBM
Posted Sep 28, 2010
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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 Jun 2010 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took a day)
I submitted application on IBM website and 1 month later got a call from hr in india to confirm the 1st round telephone interview with a senior consultant based on UK. The interview last 30 mins. Asking some porject experience and skill set related questions, besides the comparation between some pop tools, pos and cons.
Feel ok, however 3 days later, I was told that I had been rejected. not quite understand. But anyway.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Consultant at IBM
Posted Aug 27, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2010 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 2 months)
·Tele(Tech)Interview arranged one month after submitting application
· AC arranged approx 20 days after tech interview
· AC day structure
1.Welcome and introduction to IBM incorporating an overview of the GBS
structure, career paths, benefits programme by HR partner (no need to record anything)
2. A management case study including a presentation slot for each member
of the group. Prior preparation is not needed for this exercise (be careful of those wanna-be 'leaders' in discussion and find you way smartly)
3.Technical interview with sr consultant from your applied service line
4.HR Partner interview (prepare for some detail question re: project, your weakness, why IBM)
5.Partner interview from your applied service line (friendly, free-style)
· Nice and BUSY office @Southbank, friendly interviwers, great exp.
Good Luck!
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Finance Manager at IBM
Posted Jul 31, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2008 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 2+ weeks)
Call from the recruiter, follow up with a 1-1 interview with him, general discussion and background checks. Proposal of application, skills test at the company, 1:1 meeting with finance guy, discussion of the position, no further interest in the position, process stopped
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Strategy Consultant at IBM
Posted Jul 22, 2010
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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 Jul 2010 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 3 weeks)
General skills interview with some case studies.
Asked about previous work experience that is close to the job requirements. Asked several case study questions.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Senior Consultant at IBM
Posted Jul 12, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 May 2010 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 5 days)
Interview was straightforward except for one sticking point. A friend who interviewed for a similar position in Australia reported precisely the same experience and the same irritation.
In the interview, a scenario was pitched in which an arbitrary question requires a numerical answer. You will have to "guess" a whole bunch of input data and then predict an answer.
If your first instinct is to build a simple mathematical model to reduce the number of arbitrary guess-numbers you need to use you will be "wrong". This will not be explained to you but you may be told afterwards that you need to guess the entirety, i.e. simply start throwing random numbers down on a piece of paper and work out a single-use answer. The question will usually be something where you could get the answer off the internet in 5 seconds.
It's a useless scenario and entirely contrary to the way an experienced analyst should work but there you have it. Welcome to IBM.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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IT Consultant at IBM
Posted May 18, 2010 — 1 of 2 people found this helpful
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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 May 2010 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 2 months)
I went through the normal online application process and was eventually asked to take the IPATO test. The test itself was fairly easy, progressively getting more difficult. Matrix manipulations, etc. Something was going on with the servers and each time I clicked to the next page, it would take 2-3 minutes to load the page, but the timer continued. A very frustrating process. I sent IBM multiple emails immediately after the test explaining the situation. The only response I received was the dreaded "Sorry, you didn't pass." I promptly wrote back to the sender of the rejection quoting my message to the technical team, but so far have heard no response. With these big companies, sometimes the turnaround is just painful.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Skills Test.
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