I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at CGI (Bengaluru) in Dec 2016
Interview
Was called on a Saturday for the interview. Had two rounds of interview. Both technical. Was told that I cleared both and will have a HR discussion next week.
Did not hear from them for a month. After a month a different recruiter called me and asked me if I would be available for a coding round; to which I accepted.
A 6 hour long coding interview took place. Passed the round and was offered a first draft of the offer. I negotiated a higher salary to which they accepted.
Two weeks passed by since then. I sent a follow up mail to which they responded "Please look for other opportunities."
What the hell!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked me about design patterns, OOPs and some analytical problems that I had to solve.
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.