Efficient and direct interview process. Recruiter was very helpful and encouraging. Hiring manager was laid back yet professional, and wanted to know a lot about me, my background, and my potential at the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you handle a disagreement in editing style between you and SME?
It was not very good and t.the process is very quick, Sorry to end up with it very quickly and pretty much like a technical questions around that. It was my first experience.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Markham, ON) in Mar 2023
Interview
Fairly straight forward panel process where they ask about experience, typical interview questions like tell us a time you were faced with a difficult situation, etc. Asked about tools I had previously used, my education, and items in my portfolio. Final round was a test to improve poorly written documentation and more personal questions to see if I would be a fit for the team culturally.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What documentation tools are you comfortable using, what have you used in the past?
Technical Writer applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Writer 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 Technical Writer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
Background check: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Presentation: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Personality test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
One on one interview: 8%
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