IBM Sales Development Representative (SDR) interview questions
based on 5 ratings - Updated Oct 17, 2025
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Sales Development Representative (SDR) applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Development Representative (SDR) roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IBM overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at IBM as a Sales Development Representative (SDR) according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
Personality test: 50%
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It was a really good experience but they had way too many interviews. I had about 4, and the process lasted about a month. Interviewers were nice but it was an incredibly basic process.
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Question 1
In what situation did you feel stressed and how did you handle it?
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at IBM (Toronto, ON) in Aug 2025
Interview
Starts with a competency interview that lasts 10-30 minutes and consists of 2-5 questions. Beginner questions, such as explain a time you had to overcome a challenge, or how does IBM align with your short term and long term goals, and why.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How does IBM align with your short term and long term goals and why
I applied online. I interviewed at IBM (New York, NY) in Jan 2025
Interview
This interview was on hire view and asked basic questions such as "explain a time where you have been rejected at work". The hire view only gave a minute or so to prepare answers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"explain a time where you have been rejected at work".