FDM Group Arctic Shores Assessment
Early Careers: Graduate Careers Programme
Arctic Shores’ case study says FDM moved its Task-Based Assessment to the first sift of Early Careers hiring, replacing CV, SJT and reasoning-test screening. FDM does not publish which tasks it uses.
Practice Arctic Shores tasks View practice tasks Process and timingPractice: Arctic Shores-style task simulations. FDM does not publish which tasks it uses.
Key takeaways
- Arctic Shores' case study says FDM moved its Task-Based Assessment to the first sift of Early Careers hiring, replacing CVs, SJTs and reasoning tests.
- FDM made the change after AI-written applications inflated scores while 40% of candidates still failed the Assessment Centre.
- Candidates report a recruiter call, sometimes a video interview or technical test, then an Assessment Centre with strengths-based interviews.
- FDM publishes no task list, so practice the full modern Arctic Shores suite.
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Explore the full task suiteThe process
Stage 1 — Online application
Apply to the Graduate Careers Programme through FDM’s careers site. FDM asks for a bachelor’s degree, preferably STEM-related, and encourages anyone with a passion for tech to apply. Graduates join one of five Practices: Software Engineering, Data & Analytics, Change & Transformation, Risk, Regulation & Compliance, or IT Operations.
Stage 2 — Arctic Shores Task-Based Assessment
The first sift, per Arctic Shores’ case study: interactive tasks that record how you behave instead of CV screening, SJTs and reasoning tests. Candidates report the invitation arriving soon after they apply.
Stage 3 — Further screening (reported)
Candidates describe a call with an FDM recruiter and, for some routes, a video interview or a technical test. HackerRank coding tests are reported for software roles in Toronto and Sydney.
Stage 4 — Assessment Centre
The final stage named in the case study. Candidate and careers-site reports describe strengths-based interviews looking at ability and potential rather than past experience.
Timing
FDM recruits for its Graduate Careers Programme throughout the year with several start dates, so there is no single annual deadline. Expect the assessment invitation soon after you apply and complete it promptly.
Assessment details
Program: Early Careers hiring: the FDM Graduate Careers Programme in tech and business
Arctic Shores’ own FDM Group case study says FDM moved Arctic Shores’ Task-Based Assessment from the later stages of its Early Careers process to the first sift. Until 2024 FDM sifted with CVs, situational judgement tests and reasoning tests. Then AI auto-apply tools and AI-edited answers produced large numbers of similar, high-scoring applications, while 40% of candidates still failed the Assessment Centre. FDM’s answer was to judge how candidates behave on interactive tasks first.
The case study reports that 12 months later the final-stage pass rate had risen from 60% to 74% and recruiters had saved 82 days of screening time, and that the model was built to scale across FDM’s locations. Candidate reports from London and Toronto describe the Arctic Shores invitation as the first step after applying. Neither FDM nor Arctic Shores publishes which tasks FDM uses.
Task-list evidence
FDM and Arctic Shores do not publish FDM’s task list, and no candidate report names individual FDM tasks. An older Computer Weekly report named Yellow Hook Reef, a legacy Arctic Shores game, at FDM’s UK assessment centres; it is not part of Arctic Shores’ modern task suite. Practice the full modern suite below.
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Common questions
Does FDM use Arctic Shores?
Yes. Arctic Shores publishes an FDM Group case study describing how FDM moved its Task-Based Assessment to the start of Early Careers hiring, and candidates from London and Toronto report the Arctic Shores invitation as the first step after applying.
Which Arctic Shores tasks does FDM use?
FDM does not say, and no candidate report names individual tasks. Practice the full modern Arctic Shores suite so no task format is new on the day.
What comes after the FDM Arctic Shores assessment?
Candidates report a call with an FDM recruiter, sometimes a video interview or a technical test for software roles, then the Assessment Centre with strengths-based interviews.
Can I fail the Arctic Shores stage at FDM?
Yes. FDM uses it as its first sift, to decide who moves on to later stages. Use the practice round before each task to learn the controls, then play the scored round steadily.
Independent Arctic Shores-style practice. GameAssessmentPrep is not affiliated with or endorsed by Arctic Shores. Task selection, timing and scoring vary by employer; your invitation is authoritative. Process details reflect research as of August 2026 and employers change their assessments.
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