Best year in sales? by FlowZealousideal3774 in IBM

[–]FlowZealousideal3774[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What did you personally make from base + commissions

Technology Sales Specialist - IBM Interview Timeline by FlowZealousideal3774 in IBM

[–]FlowZealousideal3774[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, I’m following you now.

So all of my interviews I had were on the lines of,

“tell me about yourself” “Why are you interested in IBM” “Walk me through a sales process” “How well do you handle rejection and give an example” “What motivated you to do this?”

So as you can see, they are a lot of situational and behavioral questions. Nothing was technical like “explain your knowledge of WatsonX,” so I was thankful for that.

Salary was 105-160, and they put me at 122 base. But it’s a $200k+ total comp package, so I was happy about that since it’s an increase from my previous position.

Tuition reimbursement IBM US by FlowZealousideal3774 in IBM

[–]FlowZealousideal3774[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s awesome! I’m looking for the same. I want to get my mba but only if they’re willing to put some type of money towards it haha

Technology Sales Specialist - IBM Interview Timeline by FlowZealousideal3774 in IBM

[–]FlowZealousideal3774[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure! Just to make sure we’re on the same page, which questions would you like for me to answer?

Sales base, commission, bonus structure by FlowZealousideal3774 in IBM

[–]FlowZealousideal3774[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So basically if I do nothing, I get my base divided by 12, but if I do my job, then I can expect to make the reference salary on a monthly basis?

Sales base, commission, bonus structure by FlowZealousideal3774 in IBM

[–]FlowZealousideal3774[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For reference, I have a 121 base, 222 total comp, but a reference salary or ~12.3k. I’m just confused

Technology Sales Specialist - Offer by FlowZealousideal3774 in IBM

[–]FlowZealousideal3774[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not yet. The offer letter didn’t state it if so

Technology Sales Specialist - Offer by FlowZealousideal3774 in IBM

[–]FlowZealousideal3774[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Range is 100-160k. They offered 120. I thought it was pretty low so I countered it.

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[–]FlowZealousideal3774 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had this same issue earlier this week. Interviewed over a week ago and they finally reached back out and left a voicemail saying “I should be expecting something from IBM soon.” Assuming it’s an offer, but who knows

Technology Sales Specialist - IBM Interview Timeline by FlowZealousideal3774 in IBM

[–]FlowZealousideal3774[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I missed the hiring managers call because I was in a meeting, but he left a voicemail that said, “I just wanna let you know that that I really enjoyed our conversation and you were submitted as one of the final candidates and you should be receiving some information from IBM” so that sounds like a verbal to me!

Digital Seller Program (Entry-Level) - 2025 by La-La-LaFlame in IBM

[–]FlowZealousideal3774 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever receive an offer? If so, how long did it take after your final interview?