UX Designer applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for UX Designer roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 UX Designer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
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Quick process, split into 3 rounds, 2 technical rounds and 1 managerial round, the first two nterview was related to portfolio review, the last one was to determine culture fit
I was asked to fill out one questionnaire only to be requested to fill out another then asked to fill out another one again just to get rejected. All of the questions they asked were information I already gave in the initial application too.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at IBM in Jan 2024
Interview
The whole process was a train wreck, filled with red flags all around. I applied for the position in December 2023 but didn't hear back until the end of January.
I spoke with a recruiter on the phone who didn't know which position I had applied for and described a totally different process than the one I had expected.
After the screening, I talked with one of the hiring managers over Zoom. It was splendid and informal.
I waited two weeks for the third stage, which involved presenting one of my previous works. I had to go to their office, but not everything was ready, and I couldn't access my notes, for example.
After I finished, I met some of the team members, and we chatted a bit.
I received the final verdict after two weeks. I got an email saying I was rejected from a person I had never spoken with, and the email was clearly written by AI. There were no formalities or IBM branding, just plain text.
I asked for feedback on why I was rejected, and they gave me a pile of nonsense. They quoted things I never said. It felt like they didn't really pay attention to me.
The whole process took almost 3 months.
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Question 1
They asked generic questions, like why do I want to switch, what am I searching in IBM, etc.