I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Hursley, England) in Nov 2023
Interview
On the assessment day, it was divided into:
- Discussion Group Session
- Logic Group Session
- Pre-prepared presentation & interview
In the Discussion group session, we got placed into groups of 6 where we had to discuss a business plan, and had to overcome some issues as a group of interviewees, then present it back to the assessors, who were watching us during the whole time.
Similarly, the Logic group session followed a similar idea, but we were given puzzles and we had to solve them.
Lastly, the interview was a 1-1 interview where I had to do my presentation for the interviewer, and then we talked about different topics, varying from why choosing IBM, to projects I mentioned in the CV.
Light refreshments were provided throughout the day.
Received HackerRank OA round right after submitting resume. 1 hr for two medium lc questions with lots of string and text manipulation. Slightly on the harder side and the time is definitely tight.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1 hr for two medium lc questions with lots of string and text manipulation.
Hackerrank then in person interview. Hackerrank was easier than many other applications. Interview was “technical” but no real coding questions, mainly asked about known technologies and did some behavioral questions.