Sales Intern applicants have rated the interview process at IBM with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at IBM as a Sales Intern according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 29%
Phone interview: 29%
Other: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Drug test: 14%
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There was an automatic Hirevue sent after the application. For each question, applicants are given 1 minute to prepare and up to 3 minutes to answer. There were five questions in total.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at IBM (Toronto, ON) in Nov 2025
Interview
Online pre recorded questions, had to respond to each in 1 minute or less. Multiple questions around 5 questions then submit. Pretty easy overall and low pressure environment. After that you wait for them to call you back with any news.
It was a virtual HireVue interview. It was an automatic interview sent out; no live person to talk to. The questions were not too difficult, mostly behavioral questions were asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How you would deal with an upcoming deadline being pushed up?