The process took 1 day. I interviewed at FDM Group
Interview
It was a group assessment, where we were given various assignments. First we broke into teams of two and were told to learn about the other, and were tested on the other person. Then, we were split in half and given more tasks to do. Team-building sort of stuff, and that took up the first half of the day, just getting to know one another.
The second half was understanding the company and our roles and the expectations of us once we entered (if offered the position). One on one interviews were then conducted, with the standard range of questions - what's your background, how do you think you'll fit in, why this company, etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked to talk about an experience where my own actions led to the failure of a team I was a part of, what I learned from it, and how it could have been avoided.
Applied through the website, than had a phone interview which includes questions why PMO? Where you see yourself in 5 years etc Basic Competency was invite for an assessment day at a later date.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want do be a PMO with a more technical degree? If you have a background in Computer science be careful of this question
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at FDM Group (Manchester, Inglaterra) in Feb 2013
Interview
Interviewed in February, straight forward interview, after a day got accepted, however the first call about the training was in March, offered to start a different stream training. Agreed to do it, but a week before the start date got a phone call that it has been cancelled, got offered to change stream AGAIN! Decided not to change it, and another start date for the course was mid July.
Be aware that the contract is 2 years and you have to be fully flexible + you don't get paid before you are placed with a client, which can take ages. Your salary that is advertised 22k or something is actually 18k + £2 per hour Bonus payment, and if you work 40h per week then you will get the 21-22k equivalent. Your holiday pay will only be calculated on the 18k base salary. Try living on this wage in London!
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