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      Software Engineer Interview

      Sep 19, 2015
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at IBM in Sep 2015

      Interview

      I inquired through email after my college passed on a message that a specific team was hiring shortly after I graduated. Applied officially online. Had a short phone interview and then 2 more 30 min phone interviews within a week. Mostly they just told me about what they did. Only really asked me to tell them about myself. I asked questions and tried to be 'insightful'. They implied I was hired but I had to take an iq type test. It took awhile to get through that and the background check (although they never actually said it was a background check... Just asked details about my prior work & education). That part is all outsourced to India and was very slow and took about a week. The iq test says you don't to prepare but I was frustrated to find I could barely remember the quadratic equation and other algebra topics you haven't used in years that were needed for the timed test. I think i did horrible, but they don't tell you how you did. Got an official offer letter from the Indian recruiting dept including bonus & relocation about a week later.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about yourself
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      ## IBM Interview Process The process began with initial resume shortlisting, followed by competitive **DSA and coding rounds** to test core technical concepts. After clearing those, I cleared two comprehensive interviews with the **Hiring Manager/Tech Expert** and **HR**.

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