I was invited by a staffing agency to attend an interview at 9 AM. The name of the contact person from IBM HR was also provided in the invitation email. When I arrived at 8:45 AM, a huge mass was already standing in a queue. Upon querying some 2-3 persons, I learned that everyone's interview was scheduled for 9 AM "sharp"! Anyway, after waiting nearly 2 hours, I got a chance to enter the building.

Two important points to note here:

1. You are not allowed to carry your backpack or even a plastic bag inside IBM premises. The most ridiculous thing is that they don't even provide a place within the entire Panchshil Tech Park. You will be directed to roadside tea stalls opposite the park, which were already ready with numbered coupons. Great tie-up!

2. If you are an alert person and wearing a helmet while riding a two-wheeler, shamefully IBM does not appreciate that, and your helmet will be treated as your backpack and is NOT ALLOWED INSIDE!

I hope it's unnecessary to mention that your vehicle is also not allowed and has to be parked far away if you want to avoid it being towed by the police. The entire stretch in front of the park is a "no parking zone".

By the way, upon clearing the initial barriers, I finally got a chance to face the HR representative. I was asked to be present in a different tower (building). The interview was running at a snail's pace. After waiting nearly 3 hours, at 2 PM, one lady from HR informed me that the cause of the delay was due to only 2 people being present from the panel. By that time, everyone was hungry and had lost energy/interest to face the interview. I waited a few more hours only to be told rudely by the lady HR, "If you wish, you can stay, or if you wish, you can leave – I cannot say how soon the interview will be done." She closed the room door in front of me without bothering to answer my further questions. Finally, at 5:30 PM, I left the premises, exhausted, without attending the interview.