Design 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 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Design Intern roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 Design Intern according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
Phone interview: 38%
Personality test: 13%
Skills test: 13%
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at IBM (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2020
Interview
Was referred by an employee and was contacted within 2 weeks for a screener interview. After another 2 weeks I had another interview (both interviews were one-on-ones). Asked general questions about my experience, projects related to the design process, and why I wanted to intern at IBM.
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Question 1
Why IBM? Walk me through one of your projects on your portfolio.
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at IBM (San Francisco, CA) in Sep 2025
Interview
relatively common sense, behaviour-based questions. Went through 5 behavioural based questions, mostly analyzing applicant's team work & personality. relatively easy to prepare for, took around 15 minutes.5 behavioural based questions, mostly analyzing applicant's team work & personality. relatively easy to prepare for, took around 15 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is one time you had to work with a team of varying perspectives and backgrounds?
Fue un proceso ordenado y relativamente rápido, pasando primero por algunas interacciones con RRHH, hasta llegar a un miembro del departamento con el que se realizó la entrevista a través de videollamada.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Definición y descripción de la persona entrevistada.
Ej.: ¿Quién es "nombre del entrevistado"?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Boston, MA)
Interview
There was one pre-recorded video assessment, a behavioral phone interview the next week, then a video interview the week after that was mainly behavioral in which you showcase your portfolio. The whole process was very prompt- It lasted around a month, from application to decision
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Could you tell me a little bit about the company and why you want to work here?