IBM Software Developer Internship interview questions
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The first round was a OA. The OA comprised of 2 questions. One was based on development and the other was algorithms. The time given was 1 hour for the entire test. The second round was a technical round where I was again required to a question on algorithms (approx. 40 min was given).
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Question 1
Algorithms: Write a program to determine whether a tic-tac-toe game is complete or not.
Cool guys, got some medium/hard leetcode for the role, got a good time with recruiters and engineers, who were very respectfull and pleasant. For sure I'll try again next season
Received an OA and a recruiter email, but despite acing the OA was ghosted. Received a follow up months later that they also did not respond to. Not sure what is happening with current hiring practices.