Associate Partner 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 46% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Partner roles take an average of 70 days to get hired, when considering 26 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 Associate Partner according to 26 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 20%
Presentation: 16%
Background check: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Skills test: 9%
Drug test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Personality test: 1%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at IBM (Boston, MA) in Apr 2013
Interview
VERY long process filled with weeks of no communication. I was contacted by IBM for two different roles. Several telephone interviews. Then a group interview in Boston. We were split into two groups of three. We did a group project. Like a case study in B-school and presented our findings and recommendations to a group made up of senior people in the practice. Then we had one-on-one interviews with a couple of them. I was practically offered the job. Then I was told I needed to interview with the VP over the group. He was already in a bad mood when we started the call. He had his mind made up before we ever talked. All in all it was a difficult experience at best.
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Question 1
How much will the solution cost? (Question posed during the group interview.)
11 months to complete the entire process, and 8 interviews, pretty much all similar, all were enthusiasts. then the offer letter is ridiculous, it does mentions very few things. I was meant to be hired as sales it was mentioning the base but nothing about the OTE. so you have to negotiate even the basics.
Also they mention that you will have the car as a sales, but in reality you are going to pay the car as PRIVATE lease and IBM will pay the insurance.
They tell you health insurance is included, which is not, unless you pay almost half fee they will activate one, and you are going to pay the full annual subscription to keep it alive.
The base pay is great.
It was a 3 months process with 5 interviews, verbal offer that I have accepted. Waited for the actual contract to be signed only to be ghosted. After a few weeks HR called to say that the position was put on hold. A major disappointment.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at IBM
Interview
Interview. Skip several months. Interview again. Promised another interview. Skip several months. Fill out forms. Skip a few weeks. Interview in person. Received offer communication via email only. This was a six month process and they were not communicative during this time.