Early Careers application process

If your application meets what we are looking for then we will call you for a short telephone screening. The purpose of the screening call is really to expand upon the application form. Here we are mainly looking to see if your business unit preference and location preference is a match for our live role availability. We may also ask you some more questions about your application.

Our top hints & tips are:

• Try to make sure you don’t have distractions or noise around you. We don’t usually schedule our screening calls so don’t be afraid to ask if you can call back at another time, as we’d prefer you to be able to concentrate and ask any questions!

If your application is successful and you are a match for one of our early careers vacancies you will be invited to an assessment centre. The assessment centre will be made up of a number of exercises detailed below.

Please note that depending on interviewer availability your interview may on occasion take place on a different day. The Early Careers Team will advise you on this.

• We run the group exercise because CGI values collaboration and cooperation, it helps us deliver the most competitive and innovative ideas to our clients.
• At the Assessment Centre, two to three interviewers will observe and assess skills against our competency matrix.
• Along with other candidates, you'll be asked to read some information and work as a group to come up with a solution to a problem.
• Our group exercises are designed to be accessible to all candidates so you don’t need prior or specific subject knowledge to succeed.

• The individual exercise is a timed individual scenario designed to assess your organisational and written communication skills.
• You have 30 minutes to complete the exercise by following instructions presented to you on the day
• There are no right or wrong answers; we are looking at the way you present your work and the argument.
• Our assessment centres are designed to be inclusive to all, if you require any reasonable adjustments such as additional time for the exercise please advise our Early Careers team prior to your assessment centre.

Successful candidates will be booked in for an interview in addition to the group and individual exercise. The interviews will normally take place on the afternoon of the assessment centre but on occasion can take place on a later date.

Our top hints & tips are:

• Try to make sure you don’t have distractions or noise around you. We don’t usually schedule our screening calls so don’t be afraid to ask if you can call back at another time, as we’d prefer you to be able to concentrate and ask any questions!

We like it when you can show a clear drive to start a successful career within the IT sector and a clear passion for working for CGI. Your ability to listen and communicate is important because the success of our business depends on our ability to engage with our clients and get under the skin of their organisations. As well as an inquisitive mind, you’ll therefore need to be a strong relationship builder. You’ll need to be flexible, open to sharing ideas and truly collaborative in your approach.