The interview process is perhaps unnecessarily long and contradictory. Following the submission of a C.V, there are four further stages - starting with a basic online logic test, you will then proceed to complete a 'cultural interview' and 'role specific' test before you are finally afforded the opportunity to interview in person. I understand that the competitive labour market coupled with the demands of the job/company necessitate that evermore complex processes are required in order to select the most suitable candidates, however, there are some blatant contradictions within the process itself which contravene the company's supposed core values. If the company really celebrates growth, development and positivity then there should at least be some minimal feedback, so that applicants are aware of where they have fallen short. You would hope that this would especially be the case, given that the ('randomly selected') person interviewing you was likely to have been in your shoes one or two years ago. In addition to this, the very inclusion of a cultural interview whilst celebrating diversity within the company as a key strength should seem odd, and that's because it is. Throughout the Brainlabs handbook you will find numerous references to the importance of diversity of academic background, experience or culture. Despite this, if the interviewer adjudicates you to not be a 'perfect fit' for the Brainlabs culture following an incredibly structured 15-minute phone interview, then you will find yourself frozen out of the process relatively early on. I personally agreed with many of the company's aims and core values prior to my application, and so I felt that I was a pretty good fit for the company after having read the handbook. However, it really feels as though the company is only interested in its own image and the applicants who reflect this as near as is possible. Prior to my phone interview I was also informed that the interviewer will not have seen my C.V in order to eliminate any unconscious biases that they may have formed. However, within the interview I was actually asked a question regarding my C.V! If the interviewer has seen my C.V then this is simply another contradiction which arises from the ideals that the company preaches and the reality of their conduct. The format of the interview also differed greatly from the description provided in the invitation email, it was a structured interview rather than an informal chat in order to get to know you better. On top of this, I also felt an air of entitlement which emanated from the interviewer, who yet, also seemed unprepared (the person interviewing me was not the person who I was informed I would be speaking with). Overall, I found the experience to be rather negative and left me feeling perplexed.

One verbal reasoning test, one numerical reasoning test (lots of algebra and triangles) and an interview. The interview process was quite caotic, I wasn't aware upon going that the tests to be completed were numerical reasoning and verbal reasoning tests, so while I was ok with the verbal reasoning my maths skills were very rusty so be aware about that. Re-learn the equations for areas of circles and all the rules with working out angles with triangles and trigonometry. The tests were also completed in an open room where a lecture was going on which was very distracting and noisy. Nevertheless the interview process was fine, the people were all very nice and you were provided with food. Brainlabs accepts Graduate Scheme intakes through out the year, but I think it is mostly focused on people who have a technology background, there aren't too many options if you don't want to do something in computing or data analysis.