I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Dubuque, IA) in Nov 2009
Interview
I got approached by a recruiter who saw my resume on monster.com and suggested I apply for that position online. When I did, I notified him and he then forwarded my info to the HR manager. I answered some 5 questions about the salary, relocation and citizenship status. I had to wait 2 weeks before they set up a phone interview with a manager in New York. It was ok I guess, I didn't do so terrible like the interview with HP but it was average. After a week or so I emailed the HR manager to see what the status was and she told me that the 1 phase of the new hires which started in Nov got filled but she is going to contact me again for the 2 or 3rd phase which they expect to be starting in Dec and Jan '10. The position has been posted for like 5 months already and they need about 50 analysts in total. Hopefully they call back :)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe the best example of your communication skills?
3 rounds of interview, HR call, zoom call, onsite panel interview. Not too bad, ppl are cook. they asked technical questions, and also behavior questions. they also give you a chance to ask them questions about culture pay etc.
It was very swift and easy. There were three questions and all had to be done by recording yourself. There was also a coding question and SQP question. It was an hour long interview.
Lengthy but fair interview process. HR personnel, then hiring manager, then team members, and then a non-team person to give outside assessment. Good luck, as it seems tough out there right now.
