Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IBM overall takes an average of 40 days.
Common stages of the interview process at IBM as a Software Engineer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
Other: 25%
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I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at IBM (Research Triangle Park, NC)
Interview
Was quite simple for me in that I was a contractor on a small team of contractors. Which is a good way for both potential employee to learn about IBM and also for IBM to learn about you, sort of a test drive. Key things are about execution, being thorough and thinking both big and long-term.
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Was some time ago and really didn't do much of an interview, more of a trial. Most difficult thing was learning and programming on OS/2.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at IBM (Raleigh, NC) in Nov 2012
Interview
My interview was 1:1 for the first round and a panel for the second. The interview was pretty straightforward. We went through my resume and she asked about projects that I did for school. The panel interview was one of the technical guys asking about 3 tech questions.
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Question 1
I didn't have any unexpected questions, I went through extensive interview training prior