I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at IBM (New Delhi) in Apr 2016
Interview
I got placed through campus. The first round was a Sales Aptitude Test where there were various questions regarding how one will handle a typical sales scenario. It was followed by Personal Interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked to sell a pen to the interviewer. And also was asked why I wanted to be in sales.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at IBM
Interview
very structure and professional, a lot of questions about personality and characters. Very keen to understand how you work within a team and colleagues. Not so focus on the technical knwledge beyond the basis
2 phone interviews with different people. This was followed by a long full day of interviews (6-8 x 45-60 min) at their head quarter location in NY. I met with people from all ranks and functions. I met with people on the technical side as well as the business side. I met with people in charge of large groups as well as individual employees. This was for IBM Research.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly resume walk and focus on past experiences. No weird or trick questions.
Business Development Manager applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Business Development Manager roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 8 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 Business Development Manager according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
Personality test: 16%
One on one interview: 16%
Skills test: 13%
Group panel interview: 10%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 6%
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