Submitted my CV, about a week later had a phone interview with a graduate recruiter. She was very friendly and helpful on the phone. Then came in for an assessment day 3 days later. 3 short interviews and 4 aptitude tests. For the tests you are marked out of 12 points for the whole thing. in each test +70%=3, +50%=2, +20%=1. You need 7 points to pass. The tests aren't very hard; standard numeracy and verbal tests and then 1 Venn diagram test and 1 IT aptitude test which included some basic logical reasoning.

The interview process is continuous so you won't have to wait around long for the next assessment day, which is useful if you want to get a job that starts immediately and not have to wait around for months before the final stage. Personally, the whole process felt a bit rushed and pushy to me. I applied in November and the same day I received a call from one of their recruiters telling me more about the application process. The recruiter would then call to remind you to do the assessments and schedule in a call after each stage, which felt a bit too pushy to me. I went to the virtual assessment day, which, when considering it was on zoom was run quite well, but I pulled out before I got my results. I had a job offer from another company that I accepted which is why I didn't complete the process with FDM, but I don't think I would take the job, even if I hadn't received the other offer. For me, having unpaid training for 3 months is pretty awful, especially when you consider FDM's target audience is students who won't really have any money saved up. There's also the fact you're not guaranteed a job after the training. The companies you can work for are impressive so I think it's ultimately down to whether the unpaid training and lack of a guaranteed job deters you enough from completing the process.