IBM Assessments

IBM Diagrammatic/ Logical Reasoning Tests

IBM’s diagrammatic and verbal reasoning tests will assess your sequence and pattern identification skills, logical thinking and ability to approach a problem and how good you are at solving it. IBM stresses that the skills they are verifying can be summed up to those three words: math, deduction and inference.

IBM Video Assessment

Your application might be conditioned on further Video Assessment. This stage will be personalised depending on the role you are applying for as well as your performance and scores from the previous stages of the application.

IBM Assessment Centre

If everything went well you would be invited to one of the IBM headquarters to participate in an Assessment Centre that usually is a mix of group and individual exercises.

IBM Case Study

In the case study there will be a simulation of a problem encountered by the company or a conversation with a potential client. Your creativity and independent thinking will count but you must also be able to think on your feet as loads of data will be provided for you to analyse. It might also be the case that you would be expected to ask questions to your assessors.

IBM Group Exercise

The group exercises will vary, but the general skills that the assessors are looking for is a good balance between teamwork and leadership skills. You might be a great leader, but approach the group exercise as a test of your collaboration and teamwork skills. Communicating in non-aggressive manner will get you few extra points. You have to be prepare for doing some maths and logical thinking together.

IBM Presentation

Usually candidates are asked to to pitch for an idea suggested to them by the assessors. To excel you are strongly advised to have some pitching and presentation sessions. Anyhow, it is important that you practice your presentation skills. If you are not a born speaker and feel like you could use a little bit more advice, you can check the Assessment Centre Guide, for more useful tips.

Confirmatory IBM Assessment Tests

These will be another series of IPAT tests similar to those you had to take on Stage 2 of this Application. Although they usually tend to be a little bit less extensive, as it’s just a confirmation of what you should know anyway.Unfortunately - calculators are not allowed.

IBM One-to-One Interview

Congratulations you made it to the last level of the Application Process! After the assessment centre you will fall into the very last pool of successful candidates who will be interviewed once more in a typical one - to - one interview. The assessors will now be validating your skills and detecting strengths necessary for the job. Although it’s the last stage of the application you have to equally shine on that stage as on the previous ones. Don’t get too relax and be ready to celebrate, once you have been confirmed successful!