It all depends on your management and department
It all depends on your management and department
IBM is a great company to work for, benefits and culture-wise.
But things can be very different for you personally, depending on the manager and the department. Some people are never meant to be managers, and some departments are pure toxic and filled with bias.
This is especially the case with acquired companies. IBM has a tough time blending acquired company culture into theirs and often ends up abandoning the whole team after a few years of trial.
This is the mother of all corporates. Everything you have heard about the corporate world is true about IBM. There's too much of hierarchy. It's all about people you know. IBM has a lot of cool projects, but to get into one of those is either luck or knowing someone who is already working on it.
Good benefits, but pay is borderline.
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We require good communication skills and good hardware knowledge. A minimum of 1 year of experience is needed to walk in for the interview. There are only two rounds of interviews: a personal round and a technical round.
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I was very professional, but that was based on how much research and preparation I had done beforehand, which set me up to do well. Some of the questions asked were easy to answer if you had done a little research and preparation beforehand.
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Not too much tough technical interviewing. Mostly focus on your previous work experience and your interests. They are more interested in how you are and how you handle challenges and conflicts.
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Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaAugust 21, 2013We require good communication skills and good hardware knowledge. A minimum of 1 year of experience is needed to walk in for the interview. There are only two rounds of interviews: a personal round and a technical round.
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Armonk, New York, United StatesJune 2, 2025I was very professional, but that was based on how much research and preparation I had done beforehand, which set me up to do well. Some of the questions asked were easy to answer if you had done a little research and preparation beforehand.
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Yorktown Heights, New York, United StatesApril 1, 2017Not too much tough technical interviewing. Mostly focus on your previous work experience and your interests. They are more interested in how you are and how you handle challenges and conflicts.
