IBM: now with more buzzwords and lawyers! Wait... that's not a good thing
IBM: now with more buzzwords and lawyers! Wait... that's not a good thing
Variety of job possibilities. Positions available worldwide. Fairly stable. Low expectations. Average compensation.
Lack of "cool" products; loads of bureaucracy; impersonal. Pay is not concomitant with effort. You work for a law firm, not a software company (#1 in patents for years has led to a very litigious corporation). Carebear corporate culture that promotes based on externally-recognizable characteristics instead of merits.
Improve employee morale.
Decrease the gap in wealth between the big wigs and the average employee.
Concentrate less on diversity. Diversity of thought is vital, but your skin-color metric is all wrong. For true diversity, gather smart people from all disciplines and geographies.
Drop the buzz words. Focus on usable products, and you will not need the smoke and mirrors.
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I had some crisis management questions and how I solved them. I had a 1st phone interview, then a one-to-one. Four people interviewed me and they asked about how flexible I am working in different time zones.
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I had an informal chat with the manager, followed by a quick and easy technical interview. They asked me some simple Java questions, and not knowing an answer did not impact my overall status. A very new employee conducted the interview.
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I was contacted directly by the recruiter, and scheduling was very smooth. There were a total of three interview rounds. The whole process took about two weeks, which covered coding, algorithms, and behavioral standard questions. It was not hard.
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Austin, Texas, United StatesApril 1, 2012I had some crisis management questions and how I solved them. I had a 1st phone interview, then a one-to-one. Four people interviewed me and they asked about how flexible I am working in different time zones.
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Austin, Texas, United StatesSeptember 1, 2014I had an informal chat with the manager, followed by a quick and easy technical interview. They asked me some simple Java questions, and not knowing an answer did not impact my overall status. A very new employee conducted the interview.
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Austin, Texas, United StatesAugust 1, 2016I was contacted directly by the recruiter, and scheduling was very smooth. There were a total of three interview rounds. The whole process took about two weeks, which covered coding, algorithms, and behavioral standard questions. It was not hard.
