IBM Software Engineer Internship interview questions
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Software Engineer Internship applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 76% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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There are two assessment tasks that need to be completed. One is the behavioral assessment and the other is the technical assessment. The technical assessment involves a question or two with many sub parts to it.
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Question 1
Hard array and sorting questions given a time limit
It was okay, two leetcode questions between medium and hard. If you grab a sample of leetcode mediums you should be able to solve the questions. The problem is that you only have 45 minutes to solve both.
Connected with a recruiter for the Hackerrank OA, but my application didn't advance. Grateful for the opportunity, and I remain eager to explore future possibilities with your organization. Will apply again in the future.