Technical Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at CGI with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 87% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Consultant roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 16 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at CGI overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at CGI as a Technical Consultant according to 16 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Background check: 18%
Group panel interview: 13%
Phone interview: 11%
Personality test: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Presentation: 5%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at CGI (Paris) in Jan 2016
Interview
Trois entretiens rapides et réactifs :
1/ Ressources humaines (Présentation de l'entreprise par les RH. Evaluation du profil du candidat par rapport à la stratégie RH)
2/ Evaluation des compétences techniques
3/ Entretien avec un manager (présentation des activités opérationnelles)
Si tout est OK, proposition salariale.
Si tout est OK à nouveau, proposition de missions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Présenter son parcours, ses principales expériences et compétences clés.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at CGI (Halifax, NS) in Sep 2025
Interview
Interviewer was late, did not introduce herself or the company at all. Asked me basic questions which were already answered on my resume and cover letter. Did not allow me to ask questions about the company to the interviewer at the end.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at CGI (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview
I applied through my school's career center and had the first behavioral interview on campus. I was invited to their main office where I had three separate interviews with current CGI members, two technical and one behavioral.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at CGI (Los Angeles, CA) in Sep 2017
Interview
The interview process was fairly simple. First round was just about going through the resume and explaining the projects. Behavioral questions more like. They wanted to know how well we work in a team and how much hunger we have for knowledge.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was the most difficult thing you faced while doing your projects?