I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at IBM
Interview
I made contact with IBM recruiters via an on-campus recruiting fair. After speaking to recruiters, attending on-campus info sessions, and submitting my resume, I was notified that I had received an interview. I was notified about 3 days prior to the interview date.
The interview had three 30-minute components: two behavioral interviews, and one case review. The behavioral ones were fairly standard, although slightly different. One was conversational; one was more technical and by-the-book. The technical one framed questions in the context of a team environment, and asked me to react to various situations regarding team members' behavior and performance as well as project management.
The case overwhelmingly focused on the thought process, and not on providing an actual solution to the issue at hand. My case was based on a service diversification decision, so there was some technical number-crunching to be done, as well as consideration of the softer side of business such as brand identity, core competencies, etc.
The recruiting coordinator contacted me with an offer about 2 weeks later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
After having fleshed out my response to the case as thoroughly as I thought I could, the interviewer asked, "what else is germane here?" I responded, and after talking over my response, he repeated the question. This pattern repeated about 3 times.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at IBM (São Paulo, São Paulo) in Oct 2025
Interview
A entrevista foi dividida em duas etapas e foi tranquila. Porém, na primeira entrevista, a vaga tinha um escopo. Na segunda etapa, a vaga ganhava um escopo totalmente diferente. Com a quebra de expectativa, não senti segurança em continuar o processo seletivo e declinei a continuação.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Foram perguntas técnicas sobre a minha atuação profissional e foram fáceis de responder. Propuseram um teste, mas optei por não realizá-lo, pois desisti de continuar o processo seletivo.
difficult they asked very technical questions and some behavioral. Some if them had nothing to do with the role so it caught me off guard a bit and it was tedious
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself and what is an accomplishment you achieved
first round: english written test (gre level)
second round: meet with manager of the project, asked about cv and some behavioral question.
third round: meet with manager and partner, self-introduction, talk about a related project i have done before, some behavirol question, doing a presentation