NTT DATA interview questions

I posted my resume on Dice.com and was contacted by an internal recruiter. Everything moved very fast from there. I spoke with her for nearly an hour on Tuesday and was very happy with how truthful she was about the consulting business. The next day I had another phone interview with the manager of the group. I had a fantastic time talking to him. Very relaxed, very energetic... got immediate positive feedback from the recruiter. The following day I had another phone interview that was more technical. Also was very laid back and relaxed. Then I waited while the recruiter told me she was waiting for "next steps... likely an in-person interview" the following week. I didn't hear back by the weekend, which was sad since things had been going so fast. On Tuesday night/Wednesday morning she called with not information about an interview, but instead a soft offer!

Initially, they used an agency to conduct a phone interview with candidates, addressing some competency questions. Having passed that hurdle, 52 (!) candidates attended an assessment centre which involved typical group exercises (you're stranded in a desert, what objects should we take?) as well as 3 minute individual presentations and - a lot - of waiting. The agency (a subsidiary of Randstad) clearly treated candidates like idiots, reminding us to wear a suit and shake hands and kept calling to check you knew what you were meant to be doing. They were very keen to make sure you would take a potential offer and no flexibility whatsoever regarding the starting date. Following this day there was an assessment centre at Dimension Data itself with the 18 best candidates, which was run in a much better fashion. This was at their office in Fleet, and involved group presentations, a written exercise as well as individual interviews. They said they'd pay for travel to their offices but I still haven't received the money!