Q&A: IBM China Blue Pathway Application

Program Introduction:
IBM China's Blue Pathway Program (http://www.bluepathway.net/) is a program geared toward 2010 graduates to place them in real business and industry environment and prepare them for corporate and community leadership. This is a campus recruiting program in support of IBM China's goal to attract, recruit, & retain top university talents.

As a major part of annual Campus Recruitment Program, Blue Pathway Internship Program will provide interns with job opportunities, mentoring, training and professional/technical development. Students will also receive competitive experience such as IBM's recognition after successful completion of our Blue Pathway Internship Program. For students who maintain an excellent academic record and a positive work performance with IBM, we will seek to convert them to full time hires after their graduation along with campus recruitment program. If we have enough high-performance interns to offer, we will not conduct campus recruitment at year-end.

What's new?
This year, we open Blue Pathway positions to overseas Chinese students who would like to come back to work in China after graduation. It was not long ago when people almost always moved from developing to mature markets to find better work opportunities. As the world becomes flatter and leading corporations like IBM move towards a globally integrated model, we witnessed increased interest from international students to return to their home countries for employment opportunities. China, with its increasingly important role in the world economy, has become more attractive to overseas talents who want to make an impact early in their careers and seek long-term developmental opportunities. IBM Blue Pathway Internship Program will be a great gateway to realize your goals.

Application Process:
The application and selection process is the same for overseas candidates. Please go to http://www.bluepathway.net/ to apply. You will receive an email notifying you of your next stage of application. IBM Aptitude Test and first round interview can be conducted virtually when you are still abroad. Most likely, you will have on-line test in a proctored setting at the career services of your school during May 25th – 27th. First round interview will be arranged by our overseas recruiters based on the results of the test. But you must physically participate the final round interview and additional tests (for R&D positions) in China, following the local timeline of process.

Q&A:
As the overseas focal point for IBM China recruitment team, I would like to answer any questions regarding the program and application procedures. Feel free to comment or ask questions through this post!