Solicité el puesto a través de la escuela superior o la universidad. El proceso duró 2 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en IBM (Calicut, Kerala) en ago 2024
Entrevista
The recruitment process consists of 3 rounds.
1. Coding Round
2. Technical Interview
3. HR round
Coding round consists of 2 coding questions. Questions are different for everyone. I got a simple question on RegEx and another based on strings(leetcode medium level).
Out of 200 people attempted the OA, about 60 were shortlisted for the interview process.
This is an offline interview and there were 2 members in my interview panel. They were very friendly and smooth in handling the candidates.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Firstly, all the basic questions on OOPs are asked(four pillars of OOPs) and I answered them correctly.
Then, basic questions from DBMS were asked.
The interviewer explained a situation of campus recruitment process and asked me to design the outline of the DataBase that can be used for this situation.
Then, they asked about stacks and queues and asked me to implement them using OOPs. After that, they asked me about the sorting techniques that I know. They wanted me to explain heap sort and I answered them that I don't know the implementation of heap sort. So, they asked me the algorithm explanation of bubble sort, then I explained that.
Later, they asked me that what data structure do I like? I said "Graphs", I also explained them of why I like graphs. They asked me few questions on Linked Lists like
1.Reverse a linked list and
2.Find middle node of a linked list
After this, they asked me whether I have any questions for them. I asked few questions about the company and how they had so many patents on IBM. The interviewers politely answered my questions and I was advanced to the next round.
Then in the second round(HR), they asked the following questions,
1.Suppose you have a team of 5 members and 2 of them left you due to some unavoidable reasons just before the project submission deadline. How will you respond to the situation?
2.How will you react to a situation where at the moment of delivery you came across a serious problem in your project?
3.Why do you think you are fit for this role?
4.Do you have any questions for me?
Even though I was not selected for the role, it was a good experience especially with the interviewers being so friendly.
Applied through the company portal, completed an online coding assessment, followed by a technical interview covering data structures, algorithms, OOP concepts, and project experience. Concluded with an HR discussion about the role, career goals, availability, and compensation expectations.
## IBM Interview Process
The process began with initial resume shortlisting, followed by competitive **DSA and coding rounds** to test core technical concepts. After clearing those, I cleared two comprehensive interviews with the **Hiring Manager/Tech Expert** and **HR**.
Describe the interview process: The process consisted of three rounds: an initial online assessment focusing on data structures and algorithms, followed by two technical video interviews. The technical rounds were intensive, covering system design, live coding, and deep-dive questions into previous project experience and database optimization.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Design a scalable URL shortener system and explain how you would handle high read/write throughput.