I applied online. I interviewed at BT Group (Ipswich, England) in Feb 2017
Interview
After applying (4 January 2017) I had to take a Situational Strengths Test within a week. On 24 January 2017, I had a Skype interview. The interview was quite a straightforward process and it didn't feel uncomfortable at all, even though it was my first job interview ever.
On 27 January 2017, I was informed that I had passed the Skype interview stage and I was given a coding test to complete within 7 days. To be honest, though, it didn't take me more than an afternoon to finish.
I was informed that I passed the coding test on February 3, and I was invited to attend an Assessment Centre on February 21 at Adastral Park in Ipswich. At Assessment Centre I went through another one-to-one interview, then I had a group exercise with another 3 candidates, in which we had to prepare a presentation and suggest solutions to some given problems, then I had what they call a "differential exercise", in which I had to present a solution to a logical problem and finally, I had to give a presentation on a topic I had prepared in the last 7 days before the Assessment Centre.
I got the call with a job offer 3 days later, on 24 February 2017.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I can't remember the exact questions since it's been a while. They surely asked about times that I worked in a team successfully, about times that I had to adapt quickly to new situations, and about times that I faced difficulties and how I managed.
Was asked why I wanted to join the role standard questions then moved onto a technical Q&A where I was asked about Python specifically and different programming languages that I knew.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain what an object Oriented programming language is.
Good, the questions were in depth knowledge of Java and Reqct. 1 DSA question each round and LLD and HLD in round 2. The final round was on scalability and manager type questions.
I had 3 Rounds out of which two rounds are technical and last is managerial
1. Core Java, Spring boot, Streams related
2. LLD, Design related questions
3. Last Round was behavioural, scenario/situation based questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Java 8 features, Java memory model, sql queries, stream api problems
2. LLD: Design Airline System
3. About project and general discussion
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at BT Group with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at BT Group overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at BT Group as a Software Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 31%
Skills test: 23%
Drug test: 8%
One on one interview: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Background check: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
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