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Updated 5 Feb 2025

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I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jun 2022. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is asynchronous And synchronous
  • Ans. 

    Asynchronous and synchronous are programming concepts that determine how tasks are executed.

    • Synchronous tasks are executed one after the other, in a sequential manner.

    • Asynchronous tasks can be executed simultaneously, without waiting for the previous task to complete.

    • Synchronous tasks are easier to understand and debug, while asynchronous tasks are more efficient and can improve performance.

    • Examples of synchronous task...

  • Answered by AI

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Q1. What is asynchronous And synchronous
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Q1. Vertical Order Traversal of a Binary Tree Given a binary tree, your task is to return the vertical order traversal of its nodes' values. For each node located at a position (X, Y), its left child will be at (X-1, Y-1) and its right child wi... read more
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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jun 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. System design , scenarios based
  • Q2. Architecture , previous projects roles responsibility
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Development life cycle agile testing
  • Q2. Cloud related ibm cloud capabilities
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Ibm AI ops management learning opportunities
  • Q2. Growth opportunities

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Project Manager Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 1 Apr 2022

I was interviewed in Mar 2022.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Its all about PMP and project related interview.
Round 2 - HR 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your salary expectations?
  • Q2. Share details of your previous job.
  • Q3. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
  • Q4. Why are you looking for a change?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Go with you cv and what you have done.

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Q1. What is success & what is failure to you? How do you handle failure? - not much interviewer asks such questions, but I believe these are very important questions, if you want to succeed.
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Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Self introduction and
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. U ask some questions on technical questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - IBm is one of the leading company in india u can choose first option in IBM this is my sweet adivce

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Q1. Given n coins for two players playing a game. Each player picks coins from the given n coins in such a way that he can pick 1 to 5 coins in one turn and the game continues for both the players. The player who picks the last coin looses the ... read more
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I applied via PrepInsta and was interviewed in Sep 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 30 minutes
It was a coding test on Hackerrank. One question was asked and that was of medium difficulty level. We had to complete it in 30 minutes.

  • Q1. Replace a sub-string in a string.
  • Ans. 

    To replace a sub-string in a string, use the replace() method.

    • Use the replace() method with the old sub-string and new sub-string as arguments.

    • The replace() method only replaces the first occurrence of the sub-string by default.

    • To replace all occurrences, use a regular expression with the global flag.

    • Example: 'hello world'.replace('world', 'universe') returns 'hello universe'.

    • Example: 'hello world'.replace(/world/g, 'u

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Round 2 - Cognitive Ability test 

Round duration - 30 minutes
It was conducted on IBM's own platform. There were some interactive game type questions which we had to solve in 30 minutes.

Round 3 - English Test 

Round duration - 15 minutes
English Test was also conducted on IBM's own platform. The questions were based on grammar, fluency and spellings. The questions were pretty easy.

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundAt the time of the interview, I had 0 Years (fresher) of experience. My academic qualification is B.Tech from Baddi University.IBM interview preparation:Resources to prepare for this interview - I followed PrepInsta’s Top 100 codes to prepare for the coding round. For the Interview I practised the common Interview Questions that are asked.Tips for other job seekers - For all the job seekers I would advise you not to stop learning. It is very important that you are always learning and keeping yourself updated.Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Top IBM Associate Systems Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Given string/sentence need to be reversed and the vowels need to be replaced with numbers from 1-9.In the reversed string replaced numbers should appear in descending order from left to right .If there are more than 9 vowels , numbering sho... read more
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Q1. Given string/sentence need to be reversed and the vowels need to be replaced with numbers from 1-9.In the reversed string replaced numbers should appear in descending order from left to right .If there are more than 9 vowels , numbering sho... read more
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I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jan 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Red hot linux

Round 3 - Group Discussion 

Kick start and network information instalation

Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How to instalation new server?
  • Ans. 

    To install a new server, follow these steps:

    • Choose the appropriate hardware and operating system

    • Configure network settings

    • Install necessary software packages

    • Set up security measures

    • Configure backups and monitoring

    • Test the server to ensure it is functioning properly

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Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - hi sir /madam good evening i am madhusudhan reddy am comepleted m.sc organic chemistry in 2018 can you eligible this job

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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Sep 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - CodeKnack [ ELIMINATION ROUND ] 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 30 mins
It was conducted on Hackerrank. There was one coding question to be solved in 30 minutes.

  • Q1. Given string/sentence need to be reversed and the vowels need to be replaced with numbers from 1-9.In the reversed string replaced numbers should appear in descending order from left to right .If there are...
  • Ans. 

    Reverse a string and replace vowels with numbers in descending order. Restart numbering if more than 9 vowels.

    • Reverse the given string using built-in functions or loops

    • Create a dictionary to map vowels to numbers from 1-9

    • Iterate through the reversed string and replace vowels with numbers from the dictionary

    • If there are more than 9 vowels, restart numbering from 1

    • Sort the replaced numbers in descending order from left t

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Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundAt the time of the interview, I had 0 Years (fresher) of experience. My academic qualification is B.Tech from University of Engineering and Management.IBM interview preparation:Tips for other job seekers - You have to be well versed in any specific language before you sit for any company placements.Side by side practise Aptitude , English and Codes. Improve your fluency so that you don't fumble during interviews.Specifically if you are opting for IBM you must have good communication skills.
Be Confident and prepare well. Best wishes.Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Top IBM Associate Systems Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Given string/sentence need to be reversed and the vowels need to be replaced with numbers from 1-9.In the reversed string replaced numbers should appear in descending order from left to right .If there are more than 9 vowels , numbering sho... read more
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Associate Systems Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Given string/sentence need to be reversed and the vowels need to be replaced with numbers from 1-9.In the reversed string replaced numbers should appear in descending order from left to right .If there are more than 9 vowels , numbering sho... read more
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Intern Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 2 Feb 2022

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jan 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Gaming Cognitive Asssesment 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. There will be 5 games to test your Cognitive Ability.
Round 2 - Coding Test 

It is conducted on Hacker rank with 2 questions. 1. Just logical question 2. sql question

Round 3 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  • Q2. Tell me about yourself.
  • Q3. More questions from resume and our projects done.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Its quite easy to clear all rounds if your are good at basic logical thinking and coding. Don't lie in your resume because most of the questions will be based on your resume in the face to face round

Intern Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Case. There is a housing society “The wasteful society”, you collect all the household garbage and sell it to 5 different businesses. Determine what price you will pay to the society members in Rs/kg, given you want to make a profit of 20% ... read more
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Specialist Testing Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 4 Sep 2022

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Sep 2021. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Basic Coding regarding common topics like Fibonacci series , etc..

Round 3 - Aptitude Test 

Rating is medium to hard

Round 4 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Write a program for highest odd number from 1 - 100 in java
  • Ans. 

    Program to find the highest odd number from 1-100 in Java

    • Loop through numbers 1-100

    • Check if the number is odd

    • If it is odd, check if it is greater than the current highest odd number

    • If it is, update the current highest odd number

    • Return the highest odd number

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  • Q2. Write a program for finding postion of 'r' in program
  • Ans. 

    Program to find position of 'r' in a given string

    • Use a loop to iterate through each character in the string

    • Check if the current character is 'r'

    • If it is, return the index of that character

    • If 'r' is not found, return -1

  • Answered by AI
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About family and college

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for IBM Specialist Testing interview:
  • C
  • Java
  • Python
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Female candidates can easily get placed. Moderate English is enough to clear all the rounds

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Top IBM Specialist Testing Interview Questions and Answers

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IBM Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in IBM interview for freshers?
IBM interview process for freshers usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the IBM interview process for freshers are Technical, Resume Shortlist and HR.
How to prepare for IBM interview for freshers?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at IBM. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at IBM expect are Expense Management, Finance, Fixed Assets, Accounting and Accounts Payable.
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The duration of IBM interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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