I applied through a recruiter. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Sogeti in Jun 2011
Interview
First had a phone interview with a Sogeti recruiter. I then had a phone interview with a practice VP. Each went very well. I then went to the local office and had two face-to-face interviews. The first was with the area VP, and then with the recruiter and the head of HR. Each of those went well, and I was told I would talk to at least one more person. I had a phone interview with the practice guy that would be my boss, and that call went very well too. I then had a call with his boss, another VP in another city. I had been told that would be it, but then I was asked to have a call with the practice VP that I had spoken to earlier in the process. After I spoke with him, it was about two more weeks before I was offered the position.
At every step of the way, each and every person was kind, friendly, helpful and encouraging. That went a long way to me wanting to join Sogeti. When I went in to sign the papers, the VP and an account manager came to say hi, welcome me to the team and we even chatted for about 30 minutes.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Sogeti in Aug 2020
Interview
The interview process was very good. There were two interviews, then an interview with the client. Hiring was contingent upon the client's approval. This is not unusual and not a problem. The HR contact was really great - I was kept informed of the process, and she was my contact during my onboarding for any questions (I had a few over the first few weeks).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about the projects I have done with a particular technology.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Sogeti (Westchester, IL) in Sep 2015
Interview
Sogeti did not want to hire me. I know this because if a company wanted to turn off and, indeed, enrage a job applicant I'm not sure what they would have needed to do differently.
After a series of very favorable contacts, including a fantastic technical call with a senior manager, I was invited for a face to face. Great. I met with my recruiter who was and still is a wonderful, but clearly deceptive face to a very ugly process.
The practice leader was distracted, not fully awake and unable to find a single point on a nearly 2-decade resume with which to attempt a connection. Had he seen it? He stayed 10 minutes despite being scheduled for an hour. Strike one.
The HR head of the Chicago area was next. She also very clearly never read my resume. How do I know? Because when one's most recent title is "Consultant" along with a dozen other instances of the term throughout a resume she asks: "Why are you suddenly interested in consulting?" Her questions were going-through-the-checklist incompetence and her personality is what would have been the result of a genetic cross between a New York cabbie and a brillo pad. Strike and out.
Having had very frequent interface with the cult of big consulting, I have seen some truly reprehensible hiring behavior. But this, bar none, takes the prize. Congratulations. I guess.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Sogeti (Dayton, OH) in Nov 2014
Interview
Apply online. Initial phone contact by recruiter for clarifications. On the first interview day - interviews by HR & account manager; provide contact details of referees. Second interview day - panel interview by practice manager & other managers; interview with unit VP. Important skills - client relationship management, team mentoring, software development / testing / solutions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation where the client was not pleased with your team's output and wanted the work rectified at no cost. How did you manage the situation.
