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."

The first screening is a HackerRank test. The coding tasks are fairly straightforward; however, you won't be able to access any code documentation during the test, and the online editor can be a bit laggy at times. If you are successful at the assessment, you will receive a phone call with no prior notification, so make sure to pick up calls from unknown numbers. During this call I was asked if I was available to work at both the Sydney and Melbourne offices, as this was a requirement to move forward with the role. In other words, you have to be willing to relocate to be a successful applicant.