The ability to learn a lot of different aspects of mainframe storage and all the capabilities surrounding it, along with a staff that had no egos to deal with and were all willing to help, was wonderful, to say the least.
Over the past two years, IBM has detracted from what is important: the customer or the stakeholders. Too much emphasis has been placed on overburdening staff with work and not enough resources to handle it. The ability to work overtime to address some issues has gone away, which leaves employees discouraged.
Advice to management is to treat employees like they are part of something special, not as a statistic.
The interview was scripted, not scenario-based, which is important for gauging your skill set. The interview questions were pulled from the internet and could be easily found by Googling them. I interviewed for their mid-level Database Administrator
- Why do you want to work for IBM? - Are you willing to relocate? - Are you willing to travel? - Resume screen with technologies you know and are comfortable with. - SQL statements: SELECT & UPDATE. - The interviewer gave you a scenario: On writing a
I was contacted in October of 2018. After that, I had three to four phone interviews, and then finally, I had a video interview. All of them were very relaxed, and I didn’t feel pressured.
The interview was scripted, not scenario-based, which is important for gauging your skill set. The interview questions were pulled from the internet and could be easily found by Googling them. I interviewed for their mid-level Database Administrator
- Why do you want to work for IBM? - Are you willing to relocate? - Are you willing to travel? - Resume screen with technologies you know and are comfortable with. - SQL statements: SELECT & UPDATE. - The interviewer gave you a scenario: On writing a
I was contacted in October of 2018. After that, I had three to four phone interviews, and then finally, I had a video interview. All of them were very relaxed, and I didn’t feel pressured.