Is it still hard to get into IBM Consulting these days? Or is it easier now that FAANG has picked up the tech steam since a few years ago?

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Was it ever difficult to come to IBM? Maybe 20-30 years ago. But in more recent times, I don’t have that perception. At all.

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Exactly my observation for a while

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I don’t think it’s difficult. I saw someone on LinkedIn with “Ex-IBM” in their tagline and it struck me as odd. Not to say they shouldn’t, but no one under 35 really cares about IBM (at least that is my perception).

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IBM is huge, and if the recruiters on LinkedIn are any indication, aggressively hiring. There are certainly smart people there, but I'm not enough of a political animal to be enthusiastic about joining such a large machine.

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I said this on a different post but ibm is a dinosaur, I dont really know how they’re staying afloat outside of Watson. Of all my projects I’ve ever been on, ibm has only been mentioned as something they’re leaving; never going to. Firing Ginny rometty was the right move, but I don’t see them as a major player in anything currently.

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I can’t believe they kept her as long as they did. IBM had something to the tune of 22 straight quarters of declining revenue, but somehow she still had a job. All while losing the cloud race too.

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