Consulting applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 72% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Consulting roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 106 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 Consulting according to 106 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 39%
Group panel interview: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Phone interview: 9%
Background check: 8%
Drug test: 7%
Personality test: 6%
Skills test: 4%
Other: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Chicago, IL) in Nov 2015
Interview
I went to a few info sessions at my university. The interview was 3 back-to-back interviews: 2 behavioral, 1 case. There were all 30 minutes. The case interview actually wasn't as bad as expected. Just buy the Case-In-Point book and memorize everything. Also, for one of your solutions, be sure to mention a technology idea!
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A lot of questions, such as, "Name a time when..."
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at IBM (São Paulo, São Paulo) in Oct 2025
Interview
A entrevista foi dividida em duas etapas e foi tranquila. Porém, na primeira entrevista, a vaga tinha um escopo. Na segunda etapa, a vaga ganhava um escopo totalmente diferente. Com a quebra de expectativa, não senti segurança em continuar o processo seletivo e declinei a continuação.
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Foram perguntas técnicas sobre a minha atuação profissional e foram fáceis de responder. Propuseram um teste, mas optei por não realizá-lo, pois desisti de continuar o processo seletivo.
first round: english written test （gre level）
second round: meet with manager of the project, asked about cv and some behavioral question.
third round: meet with manager and partner, self-introduction, talk about a related project i have done before, some behavirol question, doing a presentation
difficult they asked very technical questions and some behavioral. Some if them had nothing to do with the role so it caught me off guard a bit and it was tedious
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Question 1
Tell me about yourself and what is an accomplishment you achieved