Vodafone Technology Graduate Interview Questions
& Process

So first they look at your application, then if it's good they send you a non-technical test. Pass that and you get to do a video interview on HireVue, which had about 5 competency/situation questions. They got back to me super quick, the next day, and invited me to an assessment day in December. The assessment day was pretty chill, not too hard, just be ready for normal interview stuff like why Vodafone. It had three parts: a 1-1 presentation where you get a case study, prep for 20 mins, present for 10 mins, then answer questions for 10 mins. Then a 1-1 interview about you and how you'd handle situations – just be yourself, they want to see how you'd fit. Finally, a group exercise where you need to speak up but not interrupt others, get your points across clearly. The whole day was really well put together with breaks, honestly the best assessment I've been to.

I applied for the Discover Technology graduate scheme in December. Within days, I got sent some numerical, logic, and verbal reasoning tests, plus a link for a video interview where I had to answer pre-recorded questions. It was all really efficient and actually quite fun. I got feedback on the video interview really quickly, within 15 minutes! In February, I got invited to an assessment centre in Newbury, with two weeks' notice. The day itself was great, the staff seemed nice, and we got to chat with current grads, see the campus, and ask tons of questions. First up was a group discussion, which I'll get to. Then, I had a one-hour individual interview with four competency-based questions like 'how do you react under pressure' and 'tell me about a time you brought positive change'. The interviewer seemed genuinely interested. After that, I had to do an individual presentation on a 5G solution for Vodafone. The assessor was friendly and gave good feedback when I asked. I messed up a bit by focusing too much on strategy instead of the tech side, which is weird for a tech role. We had info on tablets but could take notes on paper. I got the assessment results within two days. The group exercise was the worst part. We had to suggest a game-changing tech for Vodafone and present it. Two assessors watched but seemed super distracted and barely paid attention to our discussion, making me think they only cared about the final presentation, but that wasn't the case. They were only there half the time, it felt. Because of this, the feedback report I got was totally off, describing things I don't remember doing. I'm sure I didn't black out, and I honestly think their group assessment report was inaccurate. The feedback was even contradictory within the same report, and the parts from the distracted assessors didn't match me at all. I can't remember the last time I felt something was unfair or that a bad result wasn't my fault, but this time, I definitely didn't get the job because of this. I really think different assessors for the group exercise would have changed the outcome completely. Hopefully, this was just a one-off and won't put off other applicants.

I applied online and then got invited to do some online tests, followed by a video interview. After that, I was invited to an assessment centre in Newbury. The assessment centre had two group exercises, a one-on-one presentation, and an interview. Overall, it was a really good experience, and the staff were very friendly and helpful. The interviewer really seemed to want to see me do my best. I haven't heard back from Vodafone yet about the assessment day results, so I'm still waiting on an offer. I'll update if that changes.