I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at IBM (San Francisco, CA) in Sep 2016
Interview
I applied online thru their job portal. They sent me a coding a challenge after a few weeks. I completed the coding challenge. Then about a few more weeks, a recruiter contacted me to schedule an interview with an engineer. The interview was never scheduled, they told that they could not schedule me an interview because too many applicants. Very unprofessional. My chance has been robbed by a condescending recruiter that never bothered to schedule me an interview with a real person.
I applied online. I interviewed at IBM in Oct 2016
Interview
A week after I applied for the position through IBM career site, I received a link to take the IPAT cognitive test.
I prepared for the test going through reviews and FAQs on IBM cognitive tests. Search for them on the internet. They are very helpful.
The test consisted of 2 sections. Number series and aptitude. Each section consisted around 18-20 questions and every question has got like 1minute15seconds of time. So you have to be very quick to respond.
I havent received any email about the test results yet. Waiting for the next step in the hiring process