How to get a job at IBM.

Do you work at IBM? How did you find the job? How did you get that first interview?

Any advice for someone trying to get in?

You need to make contacts with people that actually have the capacity to hire you. Today, it seems like the social networking web sites are your best bet.

If you are not getting any responses from job applications, you have to consider the possibility that you do not have the necessary requirements to fit the job (skill set) or some one else has more of what they are looking for. If that's true, then you need to aquire more skills that they are looking for. Hard skills. Otherwise, consider re-working your resume. Key Words! Key Words! Key Words!
If your resume isn't making past the built in filters based on the key words they are looking for, you can be assured no human eyes will ever see how great you really are.

I'm not making this up off the top of my head. I've worked for IBM in three different divisions spanning 4 different jobs. IBM is a many headed hydra.

1.) know someone in a department/competency/practice that is hiring

or

2.) submit your resume through the web site or in response to a job posting and includes the right keywords for the job -- this will get you passed from the recruiters to the interviewers -- after that, its up to you to impress

maybe you already know us: www.linkedin.com

Work for a company that outsources to IBM Global Services. That's the easiest way to get in..doesn't matter though, they'll RIF you in no time regardless if you are in the USA.

Any suggestions for companies to apply to?

IBM just opened up a mortgage division in Charlotte that I am trying to get into. Does anyone know who is running that division/hiring of the division and an e-mail address or phone# of said person?

Kirsten Pochert in Charlotte, North Carolina said: IBM just opened up a mortgage division in Charlotte that I am trying to get into. Does anyone know who is running that division/hiring of the division and an e-mail address or phone# of said person?

Hi kristen,

i m the person who is also interested for the same info u r looking for, plz let me know if u get any contact email or phone no.
if u get the same will contact you.

Thank you ,
smita

I am looking for a great career position with IBM and would like for them to call me and interview me and offer me a position within their company as an assisting healthcare provider a career I have been doing for the past ten years. I would like for IBM to get to know my history of working with youth,teens,young adult and adults with mental and or physical disbilities. vanessa mcdonald fast2move2@yahoo.com

IBMer in Winchester, Massachusetts said: 1.) know someone in a department/competency/practice that is hiring

or

2.) submit your resume through the web site or in response to a job posting and includes the right keywords for the job -- this will get you passed from the recruiters to the interviewers -- after that, its up to you to impress

know someone in a department/competency/practice that is hiring

--- How are we suppose to find information on people that are in dept/competency/practice? I have dont A LOT of networking, emailing people at IBM, to have NOT one IBM person email me back? I dont know what other routes to take??

Any help will be great!

Thanks.

I have been trying to get a job with IBM in the Atlanta area for the past 5 months. I apply daily and I keep seeing the same jobs coming up. I use the key words and still nothing. I really love this company and would love to work for them, in the accounting/finance area.

Hello,

I was wondering if you finally got hired by IBM..I've been applying for a few months now and have not heard anything yet.

Please let me know. Thanks

No not yet. I pretty sure they're under a hiring freeze until after the 1st of the year.

You basically have to have a contact with some pull to make it into IBM I believe, as is the same with almost all major corporations. I know a couple of people in IBM who basically had some lucky circmstances to get in who have not been able to help me get work there, I'm a recent college grad. You can also get into IBM through a temp agency and hope to get hired full time after that which is how one person I know got her job there.

In response in an entry level sales job with IBM, it's either based on luck or how well you've made the attention to the hiring manager.

I called up the HR rep responsible for a position posted online, and had a brief conversation with her. She then agreed to forward my resume to the sales department.

A week later, I got a call from the sales manager. He asked me a few screening questions (about 4). Company/product knowledge didn't get me the interview in the end, but I was able to impress the manager with telephone etiquette, sense of humour and professionalism. I come from a retail sales background so I was able to display some transferrable skills over, and most importantly, I was being myself.

The next day, I had the interview with the same sales manager.
He wanted to hire me right away. Funny enough, he wanted to hire me based on the previous day's telephone conversation/interview.

Long story short, call the HR rep, or try the sales manager if you can reach him. It's a sales role you're after so treat it like it's your sale!

I'm trying to get into the same position. How did you find out the HR Rep?

mallet17 in Toronto, Ontario said: In response in an entry level sales job with IBM, it's either based on luck or how well you've made the attention to the hiring manager.

I called up the HR rep responsible for a position posted online, and had a brief conversation with her. She then agreed to forward my resume to the sales department.

A week later, I got a call from the sales manager. He asked me a few screening questions (about 4). Company/product knowledge didn't get me the interview in the end, but I was able to impress the manager with telephone etiquette, sense of humour and professionalism. I come from a retail sales background so I was able to display some transferrable skills over, and most importantly, I was being myself.

The next day, I had the interview with the same sales manager.
He wanted to hire me right away. Funny enough, he wanted to hire me based on the previous day's telephone conversation/interview.

Long story short, call the HR rep, or try the sales manager if you can reach him. It's a sales role you're after so treat it like it's your sale!

kristen in Charlotte, North Carolina said: Hi kristen,

i m the person who is also interested for the same info u r looking for, plz let me know if u get any contact email or phone no.
if u get the same will contact you.

Thank you ,
smita

Hi Smita,

I'm just now going through the process - b/c of the job market and all the resumes they have been receiving they are going through contract companies to bring people in. They were just being overwhelmed with resumes. If you are still interested I would start with a contract company. Let me know if I can be of further assistance.

Hi Kristen,

We have recruited for IBM for many years and are experts on the IBM recruiting process; we know they are a 'black hole' for resumes; It's very rough on us as recruiters, but near impossible if you apply directly. Your best shot is to go thru a recruiter, and we are one of their best, or so they have told us for years!

Davosil, what is your contact info for sending resumes to?

Davosil in Marietta, Georgia said: Hi Kristen,

We have recruited for IBM for many years and are experts on the IBM recruiting process; we know they are a 'black hole' for resumes; It's very rough on us as recruiters, but near impossible if you apply directly. Your best shot is to go thru a recruiter, and we are one of their best, or so they have told us for years!

Hi, I am also seeking a job with IBM. What recruiter are you and how can I get a hold of you? Thanks!

Harvey

Davosil in Marietta, Georgia said: Hi Kristen,

We have recruited for IBM for many years and are experts on the IBM recruiting process; we know they are a 'black hole' for resumes; It's very rough on us as recruiters, but near impossible if you apply directly. Your best shot is to go thru a recruiter, and we are one of their best, or so they have told us for years!

Hello Davosil,
I am interested in working with IBM, can you please send your contact information.
Thanks
Fez

Davosil in Marietta, Georgia said: Hi Kristen,

We have recruited for IBM for many years and are experts on the IBM recruiting process; we know they are a 'black hole' for resumes; It's very rough on us as recruiters, but near impossible if you apply directly. Your best shot is to go thru a recruiter, and we are one of their best, or so they have told us for years!

Hi Davosil! I am also very interested in working with IBM. I am seeking a consulting opportunity and wouldn't mind going through a reputable recruiter. If possible, please provide your email address and I will send you my resume. Thank you.

I suggest you have an industry HR professional or recruiter review your resume to better align with IBM's mandates specifically. These professionals have insider info that can help your resume make it through automatic resume screeners and as well attract the attention of human readers through relevant phrasing techniques. Also, they might be able to help you get your resume through to the actual recruiter of a job rather than into a database where you are simply assigned a number. I recommend you try an inexpensive service called ResumeGuru (www.resumeguru.us) that comes backed by a money-back guarantee against canned responses and poor workmanship.