The whole process was extremely easy. Submitted a CV and received a call back a few later to ask if I was still interested. Must be geographically flexible. Organised a 15 minute telephone interview - motivations, company knowledge, IT trends etc. Then received an email the same night saying I was successful and invited to assessment day. Assessment day was in Glasgow office. Very relaxed and informal compared to traditional interviews. Staff all very friendly and relaxed. Day consisted of 3 interviews and 3 tests. Interviews lasted about 5-10 minutes, depending on how much you have to say for yourself. One was about motivations of technology, the other about your university and background, the last one was competency questions. Nothing very difficult and all can be prepared for before hand. There were 3 tests, maths (mental maths), Venn Diagram tests and a multiple choice test with IT questions, maths and situational judgment questions. All very straight forward. Importance is upon interviews and how you come across to the interviewer.

After applying for FDM’s Graduate Programmer position online, I received a response within one week inviting me to a 30-minute video interview with a graduate recruiter based in Singapore. The conversation covered my technical background, interest in the program, and flexibility for client placements post-training. I got my results within another week.