I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Capgemini (London, England) in Apr 2020
Interview
Everything was very positive up until the 2nd interview stage which was delayed due to Covid19.
The initial phone calls and 1st 1:1 interview went very well and I was excited to move forward. After booking and rescheduling the 2nd stage interview numerous time, five weeks after the 1st interview I finally booked a video interview. I was a little apprehensive as it was my first video interview and it was scheduled for 6pm in the evening.
I knew the interview hadn’t gone well as the connection had a small delay which meant the natural conversational back and forth felt a little stunted, and the interviewer kept her head down for most of the conversation (assuming to make notes), cutting off eye contact and making it difficult to read her cues. I was disappointed with my performance. My nerves and the unease with the video setting definitely got the best of me.
I didn't receive any feedback or update for 3 weeks until I emailed inquiring about my application. As expected I received an email saying they wouldn’t be progressing with me. The feedback was I spoke to much and was unable to read the interviewer. Whilst I do agree with this feedback (I knew I had been speaking too much), I feel this is a little unjust as I couldn’t gauge the interviewer as well through a screen and speaking to the top of her head.
I feel this would have been very different scenario in a direct 1:1 setting. I wish the process had been fully paused until a face to face meeting could have been arranged.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What processes have you put into place in your current company?