The hiring process at FDM Group takes an average of 14 days when considering 2 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Trainee Program had the quickest hiring process (on average 14 days), whereas Trainee Program roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 14 days).
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at FDM Group
Interview
I turned in my resume online, and a few days later I got a phone call and they booked me for a phone interview. The recruiting manager was very nice. We talked about 15 min. Then she booked me for assessment day.
On the assessment day, we were required to dress up with business attire and arrive at 8:45. After 9, they had a presentation about the company and asked us to introduce ourselves (name, university, degree program, if you take some famous person out for dinner who would you take). Then they gave each of us a pad and we did 2 tests. Easy stuff. After the test most people would sit in the room and do some questions as a whole group. They said it's for testing your communication skills but nobody actually watched you. Basically they just found you something to do when you were waiting. They took 2 people out every time to have an 8 - 9 min interview with a trainer and a manager. The trainer asked some technical questions in programming. The manager asked behaviour question. When I asked questions back, the manager was basically just talking about how well their company was doing but not really honestly answered my questions. Throughout the interview they kept saying the other companies asked for 2-year experience (which is not necessarily true), but they don't ask for experiences. They gave us lunch after 1pm (kind of late, cause we did not take any water or food since 8am). Bring water if you go there. After lunch, the Venn diagram test. Easy but you have to be careful. Some of them are tricky. After the test they showed us around and by the end there was an HR presentation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
120 students with student id from 1 to 120. The students with id divisible by 7 opt out chem, students with id divisible by 5 opt out math, students with id divisible by 2 opt out phys. How many students did not opt any course?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at FDM Group (Londres, Angleterre) in Jun 2016
Interview
Was given the opportunity through my recruiter through University.
A Video interview will be sent through, which you will have no more than 3 days to complete, use 2 days to prepare minimum and conduct the interview on your 3rd day.
You will hear back from your recruiter within 3 days, and they will inform you if you have passed or not, if passed you will be asked to come in for an assessment day.
Details of assessment day can be found in "interview questions" below.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Video Interview.
Q. Why FDM?
Q. Tell me about yourself
Q. How do you keep up to date with the latest IT news?
Q. How would you feel if you had to relocate? Give an example of a time that you showed flexibility.
Hint: Very important to mention / relate any personal skills back to FDM and how you would benefit them and how they as a company can benefit you and help your growth.
Assessment day Interview.
There will be three interviews that will be conducted, each interview will have a different topic, i.e.
1. FDM and the IT industry
2. Your degree and career history
3. Your professional and personal motivations
Four questions will be asked per interview, they will not be competency based questions but questions that are designed to get to know you and understand you as an individual.
Questions in no particular order, and those that I can remember include.
Q. Why FDM?
Q. What FDM qualities most relate to you as an individual?
Q. Apple or Android?
Q. How have you used any technical skills you have gained practically?
Q. Why did you choose your degree?
Q. If given the chance, would you choose your degree again?
Q. How do you seek to challenge yourself?
Q. Would you sacrifice the quality of work to meet a deadline?
Q. What do you think of organisational change?
Q. What have you read in the IT industry recently, and why did you find it interesting?
Once done you will be conducting 3 tests, a GCSE maths test, Venn Diagram test and an aptitude test, not hard, just make sure you brush up on your GCSE maths and mental arithmetic, you will not be permitted to use a calculator.
Good Luck.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at FDM Group (Leeds, England) in Apr 2016
Interview
There was a phone/video interview, followed by an assessment centre. On the day, there were aptitude tests as well as a round of interviews and a presentation about the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you learn? Name a time you have been challenged. Tell us about your degree etc.