IBM PATTERN - 04 FEB 2006

IBM PATTERN - 04 FEB 2006

Official IBM advice:
Preparation for the interview is imperative:

* Find out as much information as you can about IBM and the business units you might be interested in.

* Prepare questions that you would like to ask the interviewer about career opportunities in IBM.

* Role play an interview session with a friend.

* Understand your own strengths and weaknesses and what you might be able to bring to IBM.

* Run through commonly asked questions. Prepare for subjective questions that only you can answer eg. What are your career aspirations?

* Prepare a suitable outfit for the day which presents you well.

* Find out where the interview will be held, the time, place, the interviewer's name and their position in the organisation. Ensure you are punctual.

At the interview:

* Appear confident even if you are not feeling it.

* Don't worry if you need a moment to think through your answer. Most interviewers will understand if you need a little time to collect your thoughts.

* Interviewers are looking to evaluate certain qualities, so try to give specific answers with examples if possible.

* Be honest in your answers. The Interviewer is trying to place you in a role that will develop your potential.

Common questions include:

* Over the next 3-5 years, what sort of role do you see yourself in?

* What are your most significant achievements to date?

* Where do you see your strengths on the technical and personal fronts?

* How could you add value to IBM if you got this job?

* Why would you want to join IBM?

* Could you relate an incident when you were had a difference of opinion with a colleague and tell me how you resolved it?


4th & 5th feb, 2006 IBM Global Software India Private Ltd. pull campus questions in Saltlake.

Apptitude:

No. of Ques. -- 40

Total marks -- 40

Time limit -- 40 minutes

no -ve marks

Female candidates get extra preference, they have lower cut off

Comprehension -- 5 ques (5 marks)

Quantitative -- 20 ques (20 marks)

easiest ques from Agarwal

time & work

hight & dist.

data sufficiency(4)

Prob) is the no a perfect square, if R is integer?

1) R+1 is a square

2) no is divisible by 16

ques on cube(7)

venn prob

if 3 hundred 33 is 333 then 120 hundred 12 is ?

Technical -- 15 ques (15 marks)

prob on C, SQL, DBMS, ...(some ques from Test your C skills)

ques are easy but difficult to answer for ECE student.

some questions had wrong ans, but don't confused.

Interview

Technical+HR

duration 10 -- 40 minutes

common HR ques.

what is linked list?

how many loops are there?

what is the difference bet do loop & do while loop?

how many bits make a byte?

what is binary division?

oop concept

what is polimorphism & inheritance property?

how to define structure?

what is macro & its advantage?

how many bytes take char?

how string is stored in array?

ques on project

some ques on networking: they showed a wire & asked what is this &

specification

write a prog to print -ve to +ve integer/ content of array/

fibonaccy series etc.