Data Scientist Intern applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 53% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Scientist Intern roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 45 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IBM overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at IBM as a Data Scientist Intern according to 45 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 22%
Skills test: 22%
Phone interview: 15%
Presentation: 15%
Group panel interview: 10%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Toronto, ON) in May 2025
Interview
It was a 1 hr interview after you passed the coding assessment, It was a combination of both Behavioral and Technical Questions. Although it was a data science position, most of the technical questions focus was about Devops
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time when u explained something technical to a non technical perosn
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at IBM (Markham, ON)
Interview
Round 1 Interview: Resume review with more technical questions about previous projects and testing technical knowledge of machine and deep learning, but no coding assessment
Round 2: Behavioural interview. Moving to this stage generally means you are close to securing the position.
Applied around December. Got the OA 2 weeks after applying, It was basic python and SQL questions. then I got interview 2 weeks later. Currently waiting for the interview to begin.
Brief, zoom call for 30 minutes. Asked me about myself and why this role. That was it. It was one round after the coding assessment. Hard to stand out with just 2 questions, might be a resume stat check to a certain point.