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 through a recruiter. I interviewed at FDM Group (Londres, Angleterre) in Sep 2014
Interview
Online submission of CV.
Brief telephone interview.
Assessment day: started late. individual skype interview with accounts manager in Hong Kong, and f2f interview with another man in the building. General questions about what i thought the role was, why FDM, and questions about myself. Both friendly, no opportunity to ask questions.
Basic maths test, GCSE level.
Presentation about FDM (they were unable to answer to majority of our questions).
Lunch (not provided).
Two one hour tests. Quick tour of the floor.
Day seemed very unstructured, had to wait around a lot. Ended 2 hours later than we were told.
Enjoyed meeting other candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me something interesting about yourself that's not on your CV.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at FDM Group (Londres, Angleterre) in Jul 2013
Interview
First step: Telephone interview
What do you know about FDM?
Why FDM?
Why IT?
What do you see yourself in 5 years time?
Second round: In person interview:
Math quiz full of venn diagrams with basic arithmatic like +/-/x/divison.
IT jargon quiz (multiple choice): what is HTTP? what is SQL? what is UML?
Programming test (if you applied for programming instead of application support): This is a bit hard to describe but I can only tell you THE HARDEST QUESTIONS ARE "FOR" LOOPS and NESTED IF/THEN/ELSE statements. Suffice to say this is a cakewalk if you read through the first 100 pages of a programming textbook.
Third round: Interview with managers
Take it as a chat with the stranger at the pub. Keep in mind the managers really want fresh blood on board. I think you have to deliberately sabotage the interview/insult the managers to not to get an offer.
The offer:
Wonder why the interviews are so easy? Here's why.
1) £18000 per annum salary IN CENTRAL LONDON
2) 3 months of Unpaid training.
3) No gurantee of getting paid after training. (you are freelance consultant with FDM as the exclusive agent)
4) If you resign within 2 years of signing the contract, you are to pay FDM £20000. (I have no idea if this actually hold up in court or not.)
To play the devil's adovcate: If you went to a no name university and/or got a 3rd honours/<2.0 GPA, this is for you. They don't ask questions as long as you have a degree. They just need make their message clearer:
"We need bodies for cheap labo(u)r and we don't ask questions. If it's either between FDM and stacking shelves at Walmart/Tesco, I think FDM is slightly better."
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at FDM Group (Londres, Angleterre)
Interview
I have spend whole day in assessment day from 9 to 5. There are 3 different test about IT skill, Venn diagram and bias math test. Two interview, one is Skype with HR in HANG KONG (because i applied a position in Asian ), one is face to face interview. And don't worry about the questions, there are all normal questions during interview, noting special.
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