Perfection should be your benchmark ....

Interested in working for a graduate employer that believes having fun at work is a key value for success?  Then Capgemini may be for you…

Capgemini is a world leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing services and employs over 120,000 people in 40 countries.  It works with a wide range of high profile clients from The Royal Mail to Fujitsu.   Capgemini  has a successful graduate scheme and according to Brian Sinclair, the UK Graduate Recruitment Manager,  are particularly interested in receiving more applications from Keele students.  The message for Keele students is that Capgemini can offer you a graduate training scheme that is distinctive in the support and opportunities available for both personal and professional development.  There is an opportunity to choose from Consulting, Technology or General Management.

The training on offer is very robust and applicants are expected to be resilient with the ability to hit the ground running. 

So if you are interested in the exciting and rewarding opportunities on offer take a look at the following top tips:

Top tips for applicants 

1)      Do your research: Find out about the business and the services that are offered.  What clients do Capgemini work for?  Use the detailed website as a starting point and then research further facts and figures using the internet.

2)      Telephone Interview: expect to be asked questions based upon your application form.

3)      Perfection should be your benchmark:  Use the application form as a demonstration of your effective written communication skills.  Avoid mistakes in spelling and grammar.  Using text speak will get you an automatic rejection. 

4)      Demonstrating competencies:  Use the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action and Result) to structure your answers that demonstrate competencies through an example.  In the “Result” ensure you cover the “benefit”. 

5)      Use recent examples: preference for recent examples within the last 2 years.  However if it is an outstanding example then could be older.

6)      Extra/Co-curricular activities: they are not just looking for candidates who are academically bright.  They are interested in your part-time work, volunteering and other extra -curricular activities.

7)      You could be meeting clients in your very first week on the graduate scheme so demonstrating your resilience and strength of character could help to show you can cope with the steep learning curve involved.   

8)      Group exercise:  Participate, do not dominate.  Remain positive/professional.  Use other candidates names to build rapport.  Facilitate the team (i.e. offer to take notes, offer a structure to follow for discussion).  Contribute to the exercise.  Recognise other team members input, do not treat it like a competition.  Avoid being dominant, it’s about team working skills, rather than your ability as a leader.  Focus on communication and interpersonal skills. 

Want support with your application?  Speak to the Careers and Employability team!