J'ai passé un entretien chez Octopus Energy (Londres, Angleterre)
Entretien
I applied to Shell, but I am getting redirected to write about Octopus since Shell got acquired. I submitted my application online and received and automated test which I believe takes about 45 minutes. They ask you a lot of multiple choice questions with what-if situations, then the tool sends you an assessment result where they write about your strengths and weaknesses. It all looked really good, but after about 2 days I was then sent an email that I was not selected to proceed to have a recruiter call. It all felt very impersonal and like you do the automated test for nothing, because even though the result is good you may get a general rejection response, without understanding why and no actual conversation with a recruiter, almost like when you simply apply but they don't find something specific in your CV a fit, only you spent an extra hour on an automated test that is possibly not even considered.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
automated test, multiple choice about behaviour in various work-related scenarios.
J'ai postulé via un recruteur. J'ai passé un entretien chez Octopus Energy (Londres, Angleterre) en août 2025
Entretien
After a brief call with recruiter I was sent a technical test. I wasn't told until after completing and submitting the test that I was sent a test for the wrong role. The recruiter was very apologetic and shared that they were overworked and awaitng a holiday the next week. I prepared quite well and put a lot of effort into the first test however, and was quite burnt out and disappointed which made me drag my feet when I was sent the actual test I should have been sent in the first place. There was then minimal communication with the second recruiter, even after I asked for an extension to the deadline considering their mistake in the first place. Very frustrating interview experience, possibly the worst I've had.
Fatto il primo colloquio con HR, mi era stato detto di essere passato al colloquio tecnico per poi sparire completamento e non rispondere neanche ad una mia email di chiarimento.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Domande su esperienze pregresse, motivazioni per lavorare in Octopus
