I applied online. I interviewed at IBM in Oct 2020
Interview
It was a pretty lengthy process, and a little disorganized. I applied in late August, and received an email a day or two after asking me to complete the cognitive test. I was applying for a design position and the test was very math and logic based which kind of stressed me out (math is not my forte). Then a month went by and it was radio silence. I assumed that I didn't do well on the test - but then! I was asked to complete a design challenge, which you had four days to complete. I completed it, and sent the recruiter my availability. Then radio silence for a week or two. I followed up and the recruiter told me that the location I had applied for no longer existed (huh?) and then offered me one in a city I wasn't really interested in, but I agreed to go forward anyway. Then, another two weeks went by, and finally I was able to complete the interview. Interview was pretty casual, and the interviewer was friendly but there were a lot of distractions on both ends as happens with remote life. Anyway after all of that, I got rejected a few days later. I don't really know what happened but hey it be like that sometimes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your design process.
Tell me about yourself.
Walk me through one of your projects on your portfolio.
First round was a case interview and final round was a behavioral interview with a more senior member of the team. Each interview was 45 minutes with one member from the team.
There was only 1 round of interview. Heard from recruiter 1 month after submitted application. Interview was 1 hour and did not seem structured at all; it went over a mix of technical and behavioral topics.
First stage of CV application, followed by an in-person assessment centre, then final interview with hiring manager in person in Southbank London office. Many assessment centres were running throughout 2017 when i applied.
