I applied through other source. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Vodafone (Paddington, England) in Apr 2018
Interview
I applied as part of a fast-track interview process. It was for their 'Wonder Women in Tech' day, and we were to be interviewed F2F for the grad scheme on the day.
The day consisted of female speakers who had worked in tech, talking about their experiences and tips, and answering our questions. It was really informative.
Then we had a group challenge where we had to come up with an innovative, technical solution to reducing gender biases in the workplace. We then had to present our solution. This was a really fun challenge, and our team won.
None of this however, was part of the application process. We weren't being assessed on this, it was just a part of the day's event.
We then were halved, with one half being interviewed and the other half being given a chance to network with current graduates. Then the halves would switch when interviews were completed.
All the girls were taken into a small room where interviewers were separated by panels/boards, so it was quite noisy as many interviews were happening at once, in the same room. It all seemed really informal and laid back. I however, was taken to a completely different room, separate from all the other girls, with another interviewer. My interview was very formal and technical, which was incredibly unfair, considering all the other girls had a more laid back, chill experience.
My interviewer really grilled me when she really didn't need to. She had a set of questions, but chose to unnecessarily grill me on one particular technology for some reason. She claimed to have no technical knowledge, which I absolutely don't believe.
After having spoken to other girls when my interview was over, they all said their interviews were chilled, laid-back, and not that technical. How very unfair.
Not fair of Vodafone to give me a much harder interview than others. If I had been interviewed the same way as all the other girls, I really would have stood a good chance. Very very unfair process from Vodafone.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you came up with an innovative solution to a problem?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Vodafone (Newburn, England) in Dec 2018
Interview
First they screen your application and then send a non technical test to do after which, if successful, you get invited to do a hireVue platform video interview. There were 5 questions i believe competency and situation based. Then they replied really fast the next day inviting me to their assessment day in December. The assessment day itself is very relaxed and just the right amount of challenging. I wouldn't worry too much just prepare normal interview questions like why Vodafone. The day itself was split in three sections, one was 1-1 Presentation where you are given a case study and have about 20 mins to prep and then deliver ur points for 10 mins and a further 10 mins for questions/answers. The next activity was a 1-1 interview which was based around me and how I would approach certain scenarios. Don't stress too much and just be yourself in the interview, they just want to know how you would behave and fit in the company. Lastly in the group exercise, make sure you don't talk over people but don't be quiet and reserved. Make sure you get your points across without talking over.
Overall, the day was very well organised and we had plenty of breaks in-between. Definitely, the nicest assessment I have been to.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a change you had to go through and how you dealt with it?
Two phone interviews, one group interview both in italian and in English, two individual interviews.
The overall process was quick, took around 1 week and they got back to me within two days.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Vodafone? Why this position? There was a business case that was also discussed in the group interview.