today is a holiday

[sick yoke]

today is a holiday

[violet bobcat]

which role?

[frozen scarab]

ohhh maybe thats it, i was just a little worried bc i got a call and an email looking to confirm from ibm today. the only thing i didnt actually get was the calendar invite

[frozen scarab]

this is for the early level software dev position in austin

in the description it looks like they want someone with more backend experience which doesn't sound like me but ill keep my hopes up for a good interview

[sick yoke]

30 or 45 min intv?

[frozen scarab]

30 min

trying to find some info on the interview process cuz im freaking out 😢

[sick yoke]

oh nice gl

i think its a new format, i had one that was 45 min but it was 3 weeks ago 😭

[frozen scarab]

maybe the increase in entry hiring at ibm?

how did it go for u

[sick yoke]

yeah they are increasing for sure

mine was all behavioral 💀 but i think most ppl got a resume review

i think i passed bc i havent been rejected yet, but like i said its been 3 weeks 😭

[frozen scarab]

fuckk wish i redid my resume BEFORE i submitted my app for them bc i just recently took off a lot of fluff i cant explain that well

oh well ill do a quick scan through and hopefully they dont ask anything too in depth

[frozen scarab]

aw well good luck to you too

[sick yoke]

rippp try to send them a new one beforehand?

but yeah atp prob easier to get chatgpt to explain you the fluff that you came up with 💀

[sick yoke]

thanks you too

[frozen scarab]

yea i just included stuff i touched on in college courses but i barely rmr now 😭 chatgpt saving me rn

think ill just reach out to the interview scheduler again tomorrow if i dont get an update by like noon

[tawny plaza]

@frozen scarab I'm in the exact same situation as you for the austin role. I have my interview tomorrow and they sent the meeting details today

it took a whole week (reached out last tuesday) to get the google calendar invite

also very interesting that your interview is 30 minutes because mine is one hour

for r1

[eternal haven]

did they give you a description of your interview?

[tawny plaza]

zero

they give me "preparation details", but it just links to IBM's youtube channel

and their home page

so extremely broad

[eternal haven]

my interview was 45 minutes

[tawny plaza]

So you already did r1?

Was it leetcode related

[eternal haven]

last wednesday

no it was like behavioral + resume review + a coding question but it was like simple like leetcode easy

[tawny plaza]

very interesting

hmmm

I've seen on reddit where someone was able to get an offer from just 1 round so I think there is no general process

[eternal haven]

what was the job title?

beacuse theres like a couple different one

[tawny plaza]

new grad austin entry level if I recall

lemme find it

https://www.reddit.com/r/csMajors/comments/1qwquvw/comment/o3thmbr/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

[eternal haven]

yeah its a little weird

i think most people get 2 interviews tho

i dont know about now tho because people are getting 30 minute interviews scheduled

[tawny plaza]

mhmhm. As long as they dont ask me any Bit manipulation/3D DP problems, I think it'll be smooth

[tawny plaza]

yeah i think it's very weird

[eternal haven]

yeah i dont think they would

lmk how it goes !

[tawny plaza]

Like I got invited last week and it was 1 hour so it cant be that recent to change to 30 minute interviews

unless it's just random

[tawny plaza]

will do!

[eternal haven]

yeah id say just like know your resume well.

[frozen scarab]

hmm thats weird

my process has been pretty quick so far

i took the oa like maybe a few days ago and this morning got the meeting time slot confirmation email

just never got the actual invite link

[tawny plaza]

Applied in December -> didn't hear back until February 14th for availability (like you) -> got meeting details today

[frozen scarab]

i got a phone call too bc it sounded like they were having trouble scheduling it but ill have to see tmw during business hours

[tawny plaza]

probably cause IBM ramped up hiring recently

[tawny plaza]

hmmm I didn't get a call

[frozen scarab]

ah i see, but yea i applied pretty recently too so maybe they just opened the flood gates for everyone this past week

[tawny plaza]

maybe cause the recruiting people I had to deal with are from their India office

[tawny plaza]

yeah probably

[frozen scarab]

i got a call from the new york office, i think they must be having trouble coordinating with their recruiting team. i was supposed to get a calendar invite but never got one. the person i spoke with said they would try and touch base with my interview scheduler, but that was this morning which is why im a little worried

hopefully everythings ok 😔

[tawny plaza]

i got rejected by the nyc office months ago

hmmm

[frozen scarab]

i mean i think it was just someone on the us recruiting team but yea something definitely up

they probably also going through some rough times if ibm really is just letting everyone through

[eternal haven]

was the job title for urs like software developer ELH 2026? or was it like a specific loc

[frozen scarab]

thats it

the linked in link i clicked to get to the application had austin as the location

[eternal haven]

ahhh okok

[frozen scarab]

just got confirmation its a blitz review? not sure how thats gonna work but glad it was just a little delay

[long fjord]

hi! is this for poughkeepsie or nyc?

[frozen scarab]

no idea, the job listing is for austin! just meant i got a call from their us recruiters somewhere in new york instead of india

[keen sand]

just finished my 30 min r1 u guys can dm me qs

[long fjord]

goat ty

[keen sand]

has anyone gotten invited for 2 interviews before r1 btw

i finished r1 this morning but yesterday got a pre invite email for 45 min one tmr

not sure if i should keep prepping the recruiter isnt responding

[rough pecan]

yep this for me today.

[tawny plaza]

just did mine today. It was behavorial + a 20 minute leetcode easy/medium where you did not need to solve the question fully or care about syntax

[frozen scarab]

just did mine, it was just a short conversation about my resume projects and some behavioral questions

i was so nervous i hope it wasnt that obvious :(

i asked about the process moving forward and my interviewer let me know i should be looking for an email with an invite to a 2nd technical interview round

in case anyone else just had the blitz 30 minute

[sick yoke]

nice that means you made it to the next round

[frozen scarab]

surely i will be leetcode ready in 2 weeks 💀

surprised at how chill the first interview was though, hoping i get a nice interviewer next time as well

[sick yoke]

ya same although mine wasn’t blitz

shows a lot about the culture tho

[frozen scarab]

also just curious, what was the technical interview setup? ide or just a doc? and was it just you screensharing ur side?

[tawny plaza]

It was vercel

[tawny plaza]

If they tell you about the next forward it means you move on? I think it’s just standard

@frozen scarab I’m guessing blitz interviews is just an alternative to the OA since my interviewer said the next one is a final behavioral

Or it could be based on what org you’re being considering for

[frozen scarab]

maybe its like a pre screening for less qualified candidates?

i didnt exactly have a great resume going in

i took the oa before this

[tawny plaza]

My interviewer told me that I’m most likely interviewing for his org from what he’s seen

[frozen scarab]

hm interesting

[tawny plaza]

Could be a possibility

[frozen scarab]

yea i dont think he meant i was moving forward for sure, he just let me know there would be a 2nd technical round with a developer, and then maybe a third round with a manager

[tawny plaza]

It’s either that or org dependent

[tawny plaza]

Mhmhm

[frozen scarab]

fingers crossed though, i feel like a lot of my behavioral prep paid off

[tawny plaza]

No yeah. I’m not hoping too much with IBM since I have another interview for this week, but would be cool if I can pass this

[frozen scarab]

damn im going through it 😭 this is basically my only shot so far for this cycle

but im trying to think of things at a bigger picture rn, just gonna think of it as good practice at worst

[sick yoke]

oh sry I meant it as a question

[sick yoke]

oh wow you didn’t have an oa?

[tawny plaza]

i miswrote. I did have an OA

I thought the other person skipped their OA

[long fjord]

hi weird question did anyone here interview with someone in the nyc offices?

[cinder niche]

was told no hiring manager looking for ELH (early level hire) was in new york state

[long fjord]

wait but the job listing listed nyc as a location?