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BT Interview Questions & Reviews in London, England
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Strategy Specialist at BT
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in London, England (UK) – Reviewed Mar 8, 2013
Interview Details – Pretty straightforward interview process - starting with a phone screen just understanding basic motivations, interest in the organisation, programme et al, followed by case, general interviews to assess analytical skills, problem solving skills, communication skills and general cultural fit
Interview Question – Top trends you're interested in tech/telecom, interest in London as a geography, biggest learnings from past experiences, key achievements from professional career Answer Question
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MBA Leadership Programmer at BT
No Offer – Interviewed in London, England (UK) Oct 2012 – Reviewed Jan 9, 2013
Interview Details – Submitted application, was then called for a phone interview, where we discussed my CV and future aspirations. Then had a formal interview consisting of a "fit" interview with a recruiter, and a case (telco case, obviously) with one of the current associates in the leadership program. The case was not much different than what you would get at any other consulting interview.
Interview Question – No unexpected questions- but be prepared to discuss motivation for the program, why BT, and why telcom industry. Answer Question
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Financial Researcher at BT
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in London, England (UK) Apr 2008 – Reviewed Dec 18, 2012
Interview Details – A 1 hour chatty interview with my future line manager and boss, and the person I was to replace. People were friendly and helpful, interview was fairly easy and non technical. I heard back from the company within a couple and weeks and started immediately. A very painless process, all in all.
Interview Question – What are your weaknesses? Answer Question
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BT Fast Track Leadership Programmer at BT
Declined Offer – Interviewed in London, England (UK) May 2012 – Reviewed Jul 28, 2012
Interview Details –
Involved telephone interview, online tests, face-to-face interview and and assessment centre.
Note that the telephone interview and first face-to-face interview are NOT undertake by BT. Instead they are undertaken by a recruitment agency on behalf of BT called Fresh Minds.
The person who interviewed me from Fresh Minds pretended that she was from BT, which was rather annoying and confusing. I asked if she could tell me more about the role and training invovled, but she was very general, and couldn't really answer my questions.
The telephone and face-to-face interviews with Fresh Minds were almost identical in the questions that were asked and therefore pointless. General questions like "tell me about your background", or "tell me about a time you led a team" etc.
The lady from Fresh Minds that interviewed me seemed to be unable to grasp some of the key business concepts that I was discussing. It was VERY frustrating. I was asked to go the assessment centre but turned them down after the most awful experience. Decided I would not like to work for a company that recruited in this way.
Interview Question – Tell me about your background Answer Question
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Client Services Manager at BT
No Offer – Interviewed in London, England (UK) – Reviewed Jul 26, 2012
Interview Details – It started with an phone interview that took close to an hour then a second interview with the hiring manager that was very technical in nature. This was followed by a face to face interview in their office in London. Interview progress was communicated by the recruitment agency. Feedback was provided for each phase of the interview/recruitment process
Interview Question – What are the service parameters for a full lifecyle? Answer Question
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Project Director at BT
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in London, England (UK) Apr 2008 – Reviewed Jul 25, 2012
Interview Details – A meeting with an agency followed by two chatty interviews with a BT Director and a chapm from HR.
Interview Question – Why you want to work for BT? View Answer
Negotiation Details – They just made a generous offer
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MBA Development Program at BT
No Offer – Interviewed in London, England (UK) Mar 2011 – Reviewed Jul 10, 2011
Interview Details – The company contacted me when they said they would, and asked typical phone interview questions. These were things like willingness to relocate, why I was interested in BT, etc. The interview lasted 15-20 minutes and went about average, but the interviewer appeared to be in a hurry and no second round interview was given. I believe they had a large number to screen, so that is something to keep in mind - something really needed to stand out about the answers to get selected.
Interview Question – Name a time when you had to influence change in your company. Answer Question
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Engineering at BT
No Offer – Interviewed in London, England (UK) Jan 2011 – Reviewed Feb 28, 2011
Interview Details – application-> online test-> telephone interview-> technical interview-> assessment centre-> offer
Interview Question – technical phone interview about degree, the project? asked about software development life cycle like waterfall. Answer Question
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MBA Leadership Programmer at BT
No Offer – Interviewed in London, England (UK) May 2010 – Reviewed May 3, 2010
Interview Details – I was contacted based on the CV posted by the MBA programme.
Interview Questions
- What about BT interests you? Answer Question
- What are your thoughts on London? Answer Question
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BT MBA Leadership Programmer at BT
No Offer – Interviewed in London, England (UK) Mar 2010 – Reviewed Apr 17, 2010
Interview Details – Interview process started with initial phone interview which was more of a check on Why BT and Why this Leadership program motivation. It was only for 15 mins and was done by HR manager. Main interview was a 1:1 interview which included 1 Case Interview and 1 Personal fit interview. Case Interview was on a generic consulting type of case, not related to telecom industry. This lasted for 45 mins and included the case and questions on CV based experience. Personal fit interview was with HR manager or Program head with heavy emphasis on CV and key achievements and challenges faced. Be prepared to go indepth into your experience as you need to talk for 15-20 mins on one experience.
Interview Questions
- Describe your greatest achievement. Why? Answer Question
- Why BT? Why will you move to London? Job involves no international travel. Is that fine with you? Answer Question
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