I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Sydney) in Mar 2019
Interview
Psychometric test Casual chat, 4 rounds, group discussion with tasks to tackle with teamwork to show your understanding of the products and presentation skills. IBM also asked about your experience relevance and focused on teamwork and your technical skills
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at IBM
Interview
First and second round phone calls followed by an in person interview day at NYC in their offices. This was a mix of technical and fit questions to various IBMers. Offer followed soon after this day.
Great! Simple and to the point. They asked about my experience and skills. The focus in my proposal development skills and my project management skills mostly. and I’m surprised that that is not 30 words. I thought it would be a lot more.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
To explain my experience in the information systems industry specifically in the proposal development area they asked for a lot of examples.
It was a good followup conversation with an IBM employee. We spoke about growing up in the east coast and the housing market in the west coast. They asked about my background and qualifications. Very standard, and very friendly and casual.
IBM interviews FAQs
Solution Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 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 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Solution Specialist roles take an average of 30 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 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at IBM as a Solution Specialist according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Presentation: 9%
Other: 9%
Background check: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Drug test: 9%
Skills test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
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