Le premier contact se fait avec les RH par téléphone. Ensuite, un formulaire de présentation est à remplir en anglais (depuis chez soi). Puis un entretien avec le directeur est organisé, et est suivi de l'organisation d'un lab avec exercices de mise en situation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Preparer un plan de formation pour une fonctionnalité définie
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at PSiDEO (Geneva) in Jan 2019
Interview
After applying, if you are selected for the 1st round, you will have 45 minutes to do an online test (questions about yourself and your experience) — 2nd round interview with the CEO.
For the 1st round, you will receive an email with subject"PSiDEO: your application, additional information request" and all the information about what is required, how it will be this step and information about all the next steps. Clear and concise information.
About previous comments in Glassdoor, I must say that wasn't like that at all with me. I had 2hs interview and I was told from the begining (before scheduling it) about this possible duration. I was asked during the interview if any issue about the timing. PSiDEO showed to me with different details that my time was as important as theirs.
The interview is interesting, you will have there all the detailed information about the position and company, what I think is really great to ensure that both sides are aligned. You can ask all your questions. I had the interview with M. Patrick Stuto (CEO) and he is super kind and easy to talk, he really made the interview super enjoyable.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at PSiDEO (Geneva) in Sep 2017
Interview
1) entretien téléphonique avec la RH -> bonne expérience, discussion classique.
2) entretien f2f avec le CEO -> ne se présente pas (même pas son nom), remarques désagréables, vous retient 1h30 de plus que prévu sans valider que pour vous c'est possible, n'est pas sûr de la hiérarchie à qui vous allez raporter, ni comment vous allez être mesuré(e), ni comment vous allez être payé(e) (incentive plan, bonus, avantages divers, etc...)
3) "lab" de 1 à 2 jours sur place, avec une grosse préparation préalable -> les "devoirs" sont envoyés 10j à l'avance, prévoir 3j de préparation. Ils ont annulé ma participation car je n'ai pas accusé réception des devoirs dans les 48h (étant en déplacement sans accès internet, et les en ayant informés...). Un coup de fil préalable n'aurait pas été déconnant.
A l'issue du Lab, si ça colle ils vous font une proposition. Si vous l'acceptez ils vous dédommagent les 2j passés en Lab, si vous refusez tant pis pour vous. J'ai cru comprendre que l'offre n'est pas négotiable.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Pour préparer le Lab:
- Study and get familiar with our NGIT, IT-as-a-Service offering (based on our www.ngit.ch website and your own general knowledge of the domain - our websites are basic)
- Study the Managed Service / Infrastructure-as-a-Service providers in the local/regional market and identify competitors or partners
- Understand the benefits of an “IT as a Service” approach compared to other "managed" service outsourcing approaches not focusing on the value of integration
- Understand the benefits of an hybrid IT approach combining on prem, NGIT hosted and public cloud hosted systems, map these benefits with challenges of less general approaches (as a target of transformation or as a starting point for a given prospect), identify the key challenges and success factors of such an approach
Based on your preparation, we expect you to deliver:
1) A corporate presentation of PSiDEO and NGIT services, typical to what you would present during a first introductory meeting with a prospect. You will use this document for the first part of the lab - invent what you don't know (and cannot learn from our limited web presence) about our company and offering.
2) A document template and multiple instances of the template that will summarize your researches on the competitors / partners. This set of documents is typically one that would be kept as an internal reference to summarize the study and should be crafted so that it (each document) can easily be updated in the future (version control, in document change tracking, …).
3) A document summarizing your preparation and findings on "IT as a Service" and hybrid IT approaches with references you've used as well as summaries (with your words) of what you've learned from your different sources.
4) A questionnaire that will identify the typical questions you would ask to assess/qualify a prospect that is interested in IT-as-a-Service solutions from PSiDEO/NGIT.
During the first part of your lab, we will ask you to present (a typical 1st meeting presentation you would do with a new prospect, in English and with a PowerPoint support (we’ll provide you with a projection facility)) PSiDEO as a company and NGIT services (full service or accelerators, based on your preparation and on contents from our web sites www.psideo.com and www.ngit.ch). You will use the first deliverable of your preparation for this part.
During the second part of the lab, we will simulate a qualification meeting with a prospect that is interested in NGIT services. You will need to gather the necessary information in order to be able to prepare a quote. You will use the fourth deliverable of your preparation for this part.
Last part of the lab will be focusing on a sales proposition preparation and then its presentation to a customer.