Application Process & Interviews at DXC Technology New Zealand

Online module, followed by group and individual interviews.

First stage was a generic aptitude test (maths, English, etc). Final stage was an in-person meeting that involved face to face interview, data synthesis test and team challenge with other applicants

Rigorous (but in a good way) and gives insight into the positive workplace culture.

The interview process was very good. Relevant to my role and the assessments were very relevant too. I didn't find it as tedious as the other interview and assessments that I did for other companies. It was straight to the point. I was asked about topics related to my degree, my experience level in some topics, and some scenario questions relevant to how i handle pressure, team work / collaboration, and self management.

There were a few stages to the interview process, in turn this ensures suitable applicants are selected.

there was an assessment center and then a formal interview

The interview process does not differ from other companies too much. For the graduate program there is a 5 step process to when you are handed your contract. the process is as follows: 1. CV submission 2. Behavioural activity 3. Short Interview 4. Assessment Centre 5. If needed, another interview I have been through the process and I have interviewed new potential graduates and the general consensus is the process is not something is unenjoyable. I personally found the time getting back to me with the progress of my application was relatively fast.

There was a test then an interview then an assessment center.

The interviews were pretty standard, just generic stuff like how you are as a person whether you are a culture fit and what experience/motivations/aspirations you have. The assessments were majority team building assessments where you have to collaborate in a small time frame to deliver on a problem and present it to a customer.

About the usual you would expect, 3 interviews, 1 of those was a group one with assessments. There was an opening assessment/test that you had to do before getting to the interview stage.

The interview/assessment process was well executed by DXC. It began with submitting your CV to the company. From there you were selected to take a personal assessment where scenarios would be shown to you and your response is assessed given the scenario. the next step was to attend the presentation/interview activity where you would be placed into groups with other people who had applied for the company graduate program and taken part of a group presentation that explained your IT solution to a certain situation. After the presentation you are broken off into a one on one(or two) interview from a lead of the company and your field of selection.

Sure straight forward and easy

2-3 round of online involving interviews, and psychometric testing followed by a face to face interview process

Starts with a number of online tests and an automated video interview. If those are passed, you are invited to a group assessment centre. You have a group test, then an individual one, followed by interviews.

Psychometric test in the form of a game on a mobile device. Assessment centre which included a group activity, individual activity and 1/1 interview.

It's a bit too long ago to remember. But they were around completing a coding scenario, similar to a hackathon or putting together a web application project quite quickly. I.e. pitch an idea and be able to discuss it.

What made me choose the company? What experience did I have?

How I would approach situations if I was in the role I was applying for (as a BA).

I was asked about what I studied in university, a summary of what kind of classes I took and what I did in them. I was also asked if I had heard about the DevOps process, or if I have experience in Delivery, not just in terms of business but in real life and how I have performed it. I was asked about situational questions where I portrayed my ability to handle situations, de-escalating them in an appropriate way, etc... They were all very relevant compared to my interviews with other companies which I honestly found efficient and great.

Mostly scenario questions, along with group exercises & problem solving. Also general conversation to get to know each other on a personal level.

The usual ones nothing tricky

who are you as a person, experience, motivations, goals generic stuff. you do get role specific questions, so make sure to know what type of work you will be doing.

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Generic experience, what are you like as a person. In terms of role questions, whether I had experience in .NET, SEQUEL, and stored procedures. What experience i had using 3rd party tools like Microsoft dynamics/365/PowerApps/platform

The general questions asked were mainly about your experiences in certain situations for example "Provide a challenging experience you had within a group setting" or "give me a time where you used critical thinking to come to a beneficial conclusion".

I was asked about previous experiences and how I had dealt with them, both positive and negative experiences. What I do in my spare time. What are my interests and why I want to join DXC

Can't remember. Standard stuff from what I remember.

What skills could you bring to this role

Do lots of little projects. Ideally group projects. Participate in hackathons - winning is not important. What matters is you build a familiarity and confidence to work with and discuss programming concepts when it comes to building things.

Research the company beforehand, particularly the local branch that you are likely to be working at

Speak honestly and confidently, you only know so much so there is no shame in admitting it. It is a graduate role so you need to acknowledge there is always room for growth.

My advice is to be yourself and not act like someone you're not. My manager has personally told me that they wanna hire who they talk to during the interview. You wouldn't wanna keep up with the 'fake image' that you established during the interview. I would recommend they prepare by gathering all their personal experiences and knowledge, and skills.

Be yourself, and come prepared with scenario questions from uni group work or internship roles. Think about how you could apply these learnings to the role you are interested in.

Be confident and ask questions

Know your role, understand what you will be doing, if you don't know, do not be afraid to ask. learn, learn, learn and do not be afraid to make mistakes.

The main tip I would give is be your authentic self. The interviewers love being asked questions so don't be afraid to ask anything that comes up during the interview or something you discovered To prepare, I found researching the company very helpful as it allowed me to have an understanding of what DXC actually did for both the commercial and public sector here in Aotearoa.

STAR interview method. Learn about the company.

Know your role, be your best self and sociable, be willing to try and fail. Ask questions on your role, how best to prepare, recommendations for how you can be better. All that type of stuff.

As someone who didn't have much past experience to go off, the best thing to prepare for possible interview questions is to try and apply it to any experience you had no matter how small it is and explain it in every detail you can.

Be yourself, don't over think the question

Think about your experience with working in a teamwork Identify your strengths Polish up your soft skills Learn about what the company does Think about what your goals are and how they can be aligned to the organisation

Keep an upto date knowledge of trend in the digital market, and always be ready to learn

Nothing specific.