Fingers still crossed after 2nd interview with IBM

Yesterday afternoon, I went to IBM South Bank office again, to meet Brian Starr, an IBM hiring manager. It was the second interview, and as I learned later from Brian, it was also the final interview, a final stage.

The office is at a very nice location. The neighborhood sits Royal National Theatre and Royal Festival Hall. The London Eyes and House of Parliament are all within walking distance. You actually can see both of them from the office. The view is fascinating.

Brian was running on a very tight schedule. So, the interview actually ran very short, about 40mins. He said in the first interview I'd been tested my technical skills, and that hurdle had been cleared. This interview was to find out whether and how I could fit into the company. He first explained me what the role was about, what it was like to work in IBM, and introduced himself. Then he went on asking a few questions regarding to some of my working experience which interested him, such as how I managed to deal with clients, and what my opinions about it. Also questions about long term career path, such as which direction I would like to see me move forward, a software architect, or a project manager etc. Everything went quite well. At the end, he said he would give me an offer, and would push the application forward quickly. He hoped I would accept the offer. Wow, a very good news for me. I was very excited. After all, this is the closest I'd been to a job offer since I started the job hunting one month and a half ago. But, I know, IBM is a massive organization, and the formalities would just take time and go through a few procedures. What he promised was really encouraging, before I've received the offer letter, however, nothing is set in stone. So, I am still keeping my fingers crossed. To be on a safe side, I will continue my job hunting. Monday noon, will have an interview with Cellectivity.

I have to increase my chances.

Fingers are still crossed.

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昨天下午，我去了IBM坐落在南岸的办公室，去与雇用主管Brian Starr进行第二次面试。 后来从Brian那里得知这也是最后一次面试，最后一关。

办公室坐落在泰晤士河南岸。“伦敦之眼“和“议会大厦“都在举步之遥。实际上，从办公室及可以看到它们。景色迷人。

Brian的日程安排得很紧，所以面试进行的很短，大概40分钟左右。他说，我的技术水平已经在第一次面试中测试并通过了。这次主要是测试我是否和如何适合IBM的岗位。他首先向我解释了这个岗位的工作内容，在IBM里工作是怎样一个样子，并且介绍了他自己。然后他开始问了一些关于我工作经历里的一些令他感兴趣的内容。比如说，我是如何和客户打交道的，以及我的观点是什么。还有就是有关长期的职业发展的问题，比如说，我自己希望自己将来在哪个方向上发展，是做一个软件设计师，还是一个项目管理者等等。面试进行的很顺利。最后他说他将给我这个工作职位并且会尽力推动事情尽快发展。他希望我会接受这个职位。Wow, 非常好的消息。非常的兴奋。毕竟，自从一个半月前开始寻找工作起，这是我离成功最近的一次。但是我知道，IBM是一个很大的公司，各种手续需要很多时间和过程。他的口头承诺很令人鼓舞，但是在我收到聘用信前，任何事情都是不确定的。

保险起见，我会继续寻找工作。星期一下午和Cellectivity，有一个面试。

我必须增加自己的机会。

手指继续保持交叉着。

Comments

[Ming]

Congrats!
Just out of curiosity do you want to be a software architect a project manager?
By the way, I add your blog to my news reader i.e. I won't miss any posts from you. :)

[Ke Li]

Well done mate!!!

Its nice to hear from you about IBM interviews. I am having a selection centre later in this month. Any advice ?