There is a solid career path inside IBM. You can plan the next 5 years and find the necessary education and work opportunities to meet your career goals. The opportunities are always of a large scale, which gives great experience. You can learn a multitude of technologies inside IBM as well.
The environment is not healthy because the company is so vertical and divided into many silos. That leaves a big room for inefficient operation, as well as putting the wrong people in the wrong positions. The general atmosphere is not encouraging to creativity, as it is always handicapped by a slow process. The rewards and compensation are not based on competency, and it is so hard to retain people financially.
Adopt an agile approach in running the company.
Be more flat and competency-based, and always have a global monitoring on how people work and how departments collaborate.
Push for integration inside your company and simplify your work processes and operations.
Get a more competent and friendly HR.
Interviews with Red Hat HR. Asked about current and desired salary. Asked about past experiences, career plan, and what the main difficulties faced in their career were and how to deal with them.
It was good. All questions were clear, and everything was explained, including expectations from the candidate, the job profile, team vision, working hours, and work-life balance. Overall, it was a good experience.
Previous personal and technical aptitude tests. Interviews with various IBM architects. All of them disorganized, without a clear definition of the tasks for the role being hired for. Recruitment interview with Human Resources.
Interviews with Red Hat HR. Asked about current and desired salary. Asked about past experiences, career plan, and what the main difficulties faced in their career were and how to deal with them.
It was good. All questions were clear, and everything was explained, including expectations from the candidate, the job profile, team vision, working hours, and work-life balance. Overall, it was a good experience.
Previous personal and technical aptitude tests. Interviews with various IBM architects. All of them disorganized, without a clear definition of the tasks for the role being hired for. Recruitment interview with Human Resources.