I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at IBM
Interview
Brief and to the point. Interview process took no longer than a week. Started with a phone screen during which the employee was quite curt. Was very upfront about expectations.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Cambridge, MA) in Apr 2018
Interview
First round was a 30-min phone interview for screening, followed by an on-site interview (~2 hours), and finally two 30-min phone interviews. I completed the final round and thought the interviews went great, but never heard back.
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at IBM (Leicester, England) in Aug 2016
Interview
Phone screening interview.
Online Cognitive reasoning test.
In person interview involving a presentation.
Technical phone interview.
The interview process was very protracted. You are forced to accept that you may be travelling up to 6 months at a time. Company isn’t communicative. You may be on the bench for long periods of time.