Ho presentato la mia candidatura tramite un'agenzia di reclutamento personale. La procedura ha richiesto 4 settimane. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso IBM (Indi, Karnataka) nel mese di apr 2014
Colloquio
ost IBM interviews are competency-based, focusing on the candidate’s past history and motivation for applying. The most important interview preparation you can do is to think of examples of how you have demonstrated each of the company’s eight core competencies:
adaptability
client focus
communication skills
creative problem solving
drive
passion for IBM
taking ownership
teamwork
Examples don’t necessarily need to be work-related; you could consider your academic work, as well as anything else you do in your spare time, such as voluntary work, involvement in clubs or societies, travel, hobbies or sporting activities. Come up with two or three for each competency.
IBM’s graduate website has more detail as to what each competency means. Also take a look at ‘Gwenyth’s Mind Map’, in which an IBM campus attraction manager outlines how she used her own experiences to land a graduate job at IBM, despite not having an internship or anything similar on her CV.
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
What do you know about IBM?
Why do you want to work for us?
Tell me one thing that IBM has done recently that has impressed you.
What is IBM's current stock price?
Who is the CEO?
Who are our main competitors?
Why are you applying to this role?
Why should we pick you?
What was the most challenging part of your previous job?
How did you deal with this?
What would you do if you won a million pounds?
Is there anything else you'd like us to know?
What is your approach to leadership?
How many petrol stations are there in the UK?
Tell me about a time when you solved a problem creatively?
Give examples from your own experiences which show your leadership and initiative skills.
How do you feel about having a job which requires you to travel frequently?
How do you feel about having a job that requires you to spend a lot of time away from home?
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso IBM
Colloquio
Got a link to a platform where you were asked to answer a series of questions. The answers had to be recorded, every answer was supposed to be answered in less than 3 minutes. Beforehand, the advice was given to prepare using the STAR framework.
Important: once started, you can only interrupt the process once, since they don't want you to have unlimited preparation time for the answers. If it gets interrupted (e.g. due to network connectivity or by closing the tab) a second time, the process is stopped and your interview is basically aborted.
Domande di colloquio [2]
Domanda 1
Tell us about a time you disagreed with a coworker and how you resolved the disagreement.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura di persona. La procedura ha richiesto una settimana. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso IBM (München, Bavaria) nel mese di apr 2026
Colloquio
Zuerst tauschen wir uns über die gegenseitigen Erwartungen aus. Danach besprechen wir konkrete Situationen aus meiner bisherigen Arbeit im Banking-Sektor, zum Beispiel wie ich Herausforderungen gelöst habe. Mir ist ein ehrlicher Austausch wichtig, damit beide Seiten sehen, ob die Zusammenarbeit passt.
Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso IBM (San Jose, CA)
Colloquio
Got sent an invite to interview a couple days after I applied online. They move through the process quite quickly and they'll send you emails for additional forms to fill out if you move through the process.
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
Tell me a time where... <- lots of these types of questions during the interview
