Summit Program applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summit Program roles take an average of 76 days to get hired, when considering 11 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 Summit Program according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 18%
Drug test: 14%
Presentation: 11%
Personality test: 7%
Skills test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Background check: 4%
Group panel interview: 4%
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I applied online. I interviewed at IBM (Chicago, IL) in Oct 2017
Interview
I had an initial application/assessment then a video interview scheduled. After that, I had a couple phone interviews regarding my experience and fit for the role. Overall, it was a pretty simple and quick process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested in sales? What 3 qualities makes a salesperson successful? Sell me a brief Watson pitch. Why IBM?
Not great communication throughout, but the people were nice and I really liked the program and the fact you could do a whole bunch of different options to find out what you like the best.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work in the IBM Summit Program?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at IBM
Interview
2 rounds - video submission submitted to the career site then heard back about 1:1 in-person interview. Applied through university career site and IBM's interview portal. Met the interviewer off campus at a cafe.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself; typical behavioral questions
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at IBM
Interview
Came to college recruiting event, called around 8pm on Sunday night before interview to offer me interview . Felt very last minute, interview ran behind, wrote thank you note for their time and never heard back from them again.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name an influential speech you recently heard and how do you relate to the speaker