IBM Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at IBM?

"The opportunities that it holds for the future by working for a company that is so well known."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I would say that being a large company, there is a lot of red tape around getting certain things achieved."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"The location I was hired for does not have much at the building itself or things to do in the area outside of work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would try to create a better work environment / culture, for the location I am working at."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Smart people. Opportunities for development and growth. Global job opportunities."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Have a very good and strong understanding for the job and product supporting."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"There is not anything I don't like about this company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Open communication with staff, believe in their people, less micromanaging."

"The freedom to manage your projects."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"The freedom to manage your projects and the completion time also."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be quick to learn the infrastructure and to pay attention to details."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"It is 100% travel and sometimes dealing with traffic can take a toll."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"No suggestions to give. Just keep doing the great job that they have been doing."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Work/life balance, opportunities for professional growth, education and diversity of opportunities."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Resources should focus on their history of successes, advanced learnings (i.e., certifications) and what makes them unique."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Although IBM is global organization, there are limited opportunities to move across geographic boundaries."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue to offer employees opportunities for growth with the ability to be more mobile."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Ability to work from home. Working with the latest technology."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If it was a young person and they had a choice - I would go with a small start up IT company with more positive energy. If they want the job - work here for a few years to build some skills and then move on."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"After another resource action earlier this year - and now the transition to retirement plan in place - they are expecting us to pick up all the extra work - no extra pay or recognition."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make the employees feel like they are valued rather than making them feel grateful to have a job and wonder when the next resource action will come."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Hard to fill in ten words when there is nothing you like."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"For the love of God, get yourself out of there. I do not care what the recruiter told you; you do not want this job."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"The system is built around people not advancing in their careers because IBM never wants to give a meaningful pay raise. Ever. Even to its best people."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would pay people what they are worth. IBM is not willing to give a raise under any circumstances, so people quit to get a raise and then we end up hiring a new person at the wage the old person wanted!"

"Every time a client had a problem, I worked it out to everyone's satisfaction."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"I was always presented with a different challenge every day."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Stay away if you are looking for a long term position."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"IBM is downsizing a majority of their US based personnel."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Look more to seeing what the problem is, not just reduce head count that will make your current staff start looking for a job."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Company is very good. we have very good environment to work with the client."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I would suggest them to check about all of the things what they looking for."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"it's a very good brand company. We have good facilities to work with."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"It depends on the place here. Based on the location, we have the limitations."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"I can work from home and I get to program web pages."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Better be sure that you don't want to use anything that you learned in school and that you like repetitive work."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"My salary is capped, I cannot do anything to advance faster in the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I wouldn't do anything different because I get the luxury of building my own team and work with the hardware I need and want."

"Fantastic."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"I learned to sell value based on clients' needs, versus price being the determining factor. Further, I learned that selling is a science, and evaluation is necessary to become excellent at our objectives."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Makes sure one has a good business knowledge of an organization's operation. Technical expertise will come later."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Heavy government regulations made unfair advantages for competitors. This caused an adverse effect on IBM's ability to release new solutions on a timely basis, and on its relationship with employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I suspect now that the litigation era is over. Management styles are more in line with today's corporations. Continue, however, focusing on IBM's excellence, and do not compare oneself to anyone but client needs."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"I like the salary and the flexibility to work from home and adjust my hours."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be ready to put in lots of hours, or you won't get anywhere. Hours are all they care about."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"It is soul sucking. I just want to do something that matters."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would return to an employee focused management structure. I would invest in manager training."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Good working environment and flexibility to let the employee complete the jobs on time."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Well... interview does not always get everything until worked in real time."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Slow in fulfilling IT requirements, and the wrong decisions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Must listen to every side/feedback prior to making decisions."

What do you like about working at IBM?

"Lots of new challenges at each new project and company."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Negotiate up front for salary and band level. Adjustments are difficult and a paperwork nightmare."

What don't you like about working at IBM?

"Salary adjustments are limited. I'm a top performer who will probably have to leave in or to get a paycheck in line with my hired-in peers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Find a better way to recognize individuals, rather than across the board generalizations."