I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at IBM (Research Triangle Park, NC)
Interview
Was quite simple for me in that I was a contractor on a small team of contractors. Which is a good way for both potential employee to learn about IBM and also for IBM to learn about you, sort of a test drive. Key things are about execution, being thorough and thinking both big and long-term.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Was some time ago and really didn't do much of an interview, more of a trial. Most difficult thing was learning and programming on OS/2.