I applied online. I interviewed at IBM (New York, NY) in Apr 2025
Interview
As a seller you work with people who might not know what product you sell? How would you overcome this situation ? Why IBM? Tell me about yourself: Explain the biggest mistake you made at work?
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at IBM (New York, NY) in Sep 2025
Interview
Had a Hirevue interview for IBM's Brand Sales Specialist Internship position, was not a fan of not being face-to-face with a recruiter and the questions were difficult even with a minute to prepare before each one.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you prepared for something, and how did your preparation pay off
Typical three stages of interviews, fast response - 1st interview HR, 2nd interview managers within a week and 3rd interview line manager within a week. Offer received a week later. Three to four weeks total.
Pretty straight forward process with behavioral questions and IBM knowledge checks.
What do you know about IBM? Why do you want to work here?
How would you explain IBM to someone who doesn’t know?
Brand Sales Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 62% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Brand Sales Specialist roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 14 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 Brand Sales Specialist according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 30%
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 20%
Background check: 10%
Other: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
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