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      Systems Programmer Interview

      9 July 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Los Angeles, CA

      Other Systems Programmer interview reviews for IBM

      Systems Programmer Interview

      11 May 2018
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at IBM

      Interview

      IBM visited my Institute (SGGS Nanded) for Campus Recruitment on 17th October 2016. Basically, the recruitment procedure of IBM is divided into 3 parts: 1) Online aptitude test. 2) Psychometric test. 3) Technical + HR Interview. 1) Online aptitude test: The test started at 1 pm. Test comprised of 20 quant questions. - It is not possible to go back to previous question once it is skipped. - System in-built Calculator was allowed. - There was no negative marking but restriction on time. - Each question had a time limit of 2 min. 15 sec. 2) Psychometric test: After completion of aptitude test, we were headed to Psychometric test (also called as WSI-WORK STYLE INVENTORY). It had 100 questions with time limit of 45 min. The questions were based on our day to day life scenarios and how we tackle them. The questions were simple but very tricky and they seem to repeat more than once. If you put two different answers for the same question, you are likely to be ruled out. So, don't try to flatter. BE YOURSELF, it always works. 100 members attend from our institute and only 38 made it through. I was not sure about clearing the test. But the result was in my favor and I was through it. 3) Technical + HR Interview: The interview was scheduled the next day. My interviewer was very polite. In the beginning, he went through my resume and praised me for maintaining constant pointer (i.e. 9 on the scale of 10) in academics. He asked me to introduce myself and I was just waiting for this question. I spoke continuously for 5 min. (make this question your strongest point, because the first impression matters a lot) then he asked general questions, 1) About my hobbies. 2) Explain your project? 3) Why IBM and why should we hire you? And at end, he asked, is there any question for him (interviewer). I asked him about his experience in IBM. He explained me very clearly and so friendly. It was a nice experience. Be Confident, communication skills matters a lot. Results were out on 20 Oct 2016. And I was selected! All the best, guys. Prepare well, if you clear the first round, chances of getting selected into the company increases.

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      Explain your project?
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      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at IBM (Los Angeles, CA) in Jan 2012

      Interview

      I was interviewed by 2 members of the Systems Programming staff and by the hiring manager. They wanted to know why I wanted to join Candle, whether I understood the kind of work that Candle did, what sort work culture I would feel comfortable in, and whether I would really really really really like it.

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      Describe the toughest challenge I faced in my then-current job.
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      Systems Programmer Interview

      4 Sept 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Bengaluru
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at IBM (Bengaluru) in Aug 2016

      Interview

      On Campus recruitment. Overall good. Here goes the process description- Step 1. IPAT test which is common for everyone applying for IBM. Step 2. Pen-Paper test consisting of all MCQs + one word questions. 30 questions in 40 minutes(approx). Subjects-OS,CN,Design Pattern, C, DBMS. Step 3. Interview first round was Technical Round. They asked me basic DSA questions, touched every section of resume including projects, asked me to code in all the programming languages I had listed in my resume. Finally one puzzle. Step 4. Interview second round was Managerial Round + Technical Round. Basic knowledge of C++. One algorithm question. My interests.

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      Question 1

      Interview Round 1 1. Write a program for finding factorial of number.(in all languages I had listed) 2. Puzzle of 100 doors, numbered 1-100 and all are initially closed. Doors get toggled(open<->closed) when a person touches it. Then find the state of Gate#4 at the end? (Question had other constraints as well) (This is standard interview puzzle) Interview Round 2 1. Removing "ABC" node sequence from Linked List. 2. "volatile" in C++. 3. Question on "static" variable in C++.
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