I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at FDM Group (New York, NY) in Jun 2015
Interview
1- Phone interview: very simple main question was "What do you know about FDM?"
2- Assessment exam: 1 hour online exam,16 questions, not difficult! some logic and some simple codes.
3- Assessment Day: First the team leader introduced the FDM group, then HR manager talked about the salary and the other related materials. Then we had to do the interview with 3 persons, each 5 minutes. During this 15 minutes they asked questions about my background and passion in programming. I think the most important person was a british guy who basically ask me about my personality.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- What do you know about FDM?
- Are you flexible to go anywhere in the US?
- If you could have dinner with a person dead or alive, then who would it be and why?
- What is your experience and background in programming?
- What did you do in programming that you really like?
- Tell me about yourself.
- Do you believe in continuation of learning?
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.
I applied online. I interviewed at FDM Group in Jun 2026
Interview
You have an initial call with recruiter about background, schooling and experience, Then technical assessment on coding platform to test programming and Java knowledge. Then behavioral interview with questions about soft skills.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In the behavioral, they asked me to describe background and history.