M&G plc Interview Questions
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Hiring process was very bad. HR called before the interview to confirm my attendance. After the interview, when I followed up, they said they would inform me but never did and started ignoring my calls. My application status on their career site hasn't been updated, so I can't even tell if I've been shortlisted. For other applications, the status was updated to 'not shortlisted', but for this one, it's still the same, and HR has blocked me. It's a very pathetic hiring process. I received an offer from another company but wanted to join here, so I was following up before accepting the other offer. I even emailed HR about this situation.

The process started with an application including a CV and some basic questions. Then, there were reasoning tests, specifically a logic reasoning and a personality test. This was followed by a video recorded interview where I had to answer 3 to 5 questions. Finally, there was an assessment centre which involved an interview, a case study, and a group discussion.

I had a 1hr interview via Microsoft Teams with two actuaries. The interviewer dominated the conversation for over 40mins, explaining the business and their needs. I struggled to interject and share my experience, as they didn't seem very engaged. The job was a standard Data Scientist application that I thought I was a good fit for. However, the company lacked any existing data science capability and seemed to be seeking someone to build their entire data science infrastructure, acting as an internal consultant and collaborating with various teams. I don't believe the interviewers fully understood the company's needs. Due to the first interviewer's extensive talk, a second interview was planned, but my application was not pursued because I wasn't what they were looking for. My impression is they wanted someone who could do everything and establish a data science infrastructure from scratch. I hope they will advertise future roles more accurately. I received no feedback.

You start with an initial application, then an online assessment (OA). If you pass the OA, you'll get invited for a hiring event (HV) within about a week. After the HV, they'll ask for a technical interview (TI), which took me roughly 3 months to get. Following that, there was an assessment center (AC) invitation, which took less than a month. The HV and TI questions are pretty similar, mostly about your motivation (why M&G, why this division) and usual behavioral stuff (like showing excellence, teamwork). The AC has more varied questions, including some brainteasers and basic technical ones, and it's split into an individual presentation, a 2-on-1 interview, and a group task where you present your ideas. It took a long time for them to reply even after the AC. I heard there was another interview after the AC this year because it was hard to choose candidates, but I didn't get that far.