I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at FDM Group (London, England)
Interview
Applied online and received a phone call the following day to set up a Phone Interview.
Phone interview consisted of few brief questions such as why you are interested in FDM and in IT in general.
Assessment day:
Group-work:
1)Short introduction to the group (who you are, why you chose the specific specialization. 2) Small group exercise (in groups of 3 to 4, ) probably the scope of it is to see how you interact with other people and how communicate, nothing to be worried.
HR interview:
10 - 15 min soft skills interview.
Logical Test:
1hr long test with questions ranging from basic project management to reading and answering some questions on flow charts. (Basic IT questions you should expect: "Q: What does IP stands for?" or "Q: What does TCP stands for?" sort of.
Note Taking Test:
You are presented with a 10 minutes video and after that you are asked to write a small business report for that video.
At the end a 30 min talk where you are told some of the terms and conditions of the contract they are trying to sell.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was caught of guard with some HR questions such as why did I chose to study at Xyz University.
The entire process was pretty simple. Initially you will get an arctic shores assessment which tests your analytical and problem-solving skills. Post that, you will be scheduled for an initial screening call for 20 mins with your recruiter. You will be given a hackerrank test which includes coding+sql based on the role. If you have cleared the round,, you will be invited for a final interview with the account manager
I applied in-person. I interviewed at FDM Group (Toronto, ON) in Jun 2026
Interview
I honestly feel like the first Java coding question in this OA is designed in a very frustrating way.
The issue is not just that the question is hard. The real problem is that the provided starter code seems to contain some very hidden trap that makes the solution fail to compile, and the platform gives almost no useful compiler feedback. You only have around 20 minutes, but you are expected to not only write the actual logic, but also somehow identify the intentionally confusing issue inside the provided code without a proper IDE or clear error message.
That makes the question feel less like a Java coding assessment and more like a blind debugging challenge. Unless you are very strong at debugging Java syntax and environment issues under pressure, it is extremely easy to get stuck forever even if your actual idea is correct.
I understand that companies want to test attention to detail, but hiding a subtle compile issue in the source code and giving no clear feedback feels unnecessarily punishing. In a real development environment, nobody debugs this way. You would normally have IDE hints, compiler logs, stack traces, or at least enough information to locate the problem.
For an entry-level or graduate-style OA, this feels especially rough because the assessment is supposed to test basic coding ability, not whether you can reverse-engineer a hidden trap in a broken template within 20 minutes.
Screener Call with a recruiter, very basic technical assessment with programming challenges, then a video interview. Quick review of your resume and projects, very straightforward. Recieved a call from the recruiter about a week later saying the team wanted to hire me but couldn't confirm a start date yet, but probably could in the coming weeks.
For the next 6 months I received a call from FDM once per month asking me if I was still interested in the role, and informing me that they could not confirm a start date. While waiting for FDM I applied, interviewed, and received an offer for another company, which I accepted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you've had a disagreement with a colleague, how did you resolve this?
