FDM Group Software Engineer interview questions

Very proactive recruitment - they call you, send emails. They clearly have experience recruiting a large number of graduates. They had an organised structure to the day - welcome talk, interviews, and then tests. The interviews were 'competency' based, but felt quite impersonal because they would ask scripted questions and give no indication of how detailed your answer should be. The tests were typical of psychometric tests, but also had a multiple choice test more specific to the role. Overall I got the impression (along with other candidates I spoke to) that we were just one of the thousands of graduates they recruited for and were not individual. Their pay offer is poor for a graduate scheme, basically keeping you stuck with them for two years even if you're working for a high profile client. If you want to leave within that time they threaten to charge you for the 'training' you received. Not a great impression. You are also NOT guaranteed a job even when you accept their offer because they need to find you a placement and so you may be stuck for months without pay waiting for them. You also do not get paid during their months of training. In short, they are a recruitment company tying down desperate graduates for two years with the chance that they get to work with a top employer on a low salary.