Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at CGI with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 62% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 129 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 Software Engineer according to 129 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Phone interview: 16%
Skills test: 14%
Background check: 11%
Presentation: 10%
Group panel interview: 7%
Personality test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Drug test: 3%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at CGI (Cleveland, OH) in Feb 2014
Interview
I apply for the software engineer on campus career fair when cgi hr people come to our campus. When I submit my resume to them, they I have to apply online again for further consideration. I firstly received the notice about the interview schedule. While they changed the schedule later and finally they suddenly called me about 2 hours earlier than the scheduled time.
No behavioural question, just one live technical assignment on call. Asked to code something. After I was done, we discussed the work and my code. No other question was asked.
The interview process was straightforward and went well overall. It consisted of about four interview rounds, with each stage focusing on different skills, experience, and overall fit for the role. I did have a recruiter.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at CGI
Interview
I attended through campus recruitment. The process started with an aptitude round, followed by a group discussion. After that, there was a technical interview focused on system design concepts and project-related questions. The final round was HR, covering basic behavioral questions and overall fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to explain my project end-to-end, including the system design, database design, technologies used, challenges faced, and my specific contribution to the project.