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    VodafoneThree Graduate Future Leaders: Assessment Stages

    Application to in-person assessment centre, in order.

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    The 2026 UK process is application and eligibility questions, an online assessment of around 45 minutes, a telephone call, a fully immersive in-person assessment centre, then feedback.

    Stage 1 — application

    Apply for the Graduate Future Leaders Commercial or Technology route and answer the eligibility questions. Vodafone permits one application per candidate.

    Stage 2 — online assessment

    The assessment starts with three recorded video questions, then an image-based personality questionnaire and a logical reasoning test. From start to finish, this stage takes around 45 minutes.

    Stage 3 — telephone call

    Successful candidates progress to a telephone call before the assessment centre.

    Stage 4 — in-person assessment centre

    VodafoneThree describes this as a fully immersive in-person experience, followed by feedback.

    Timing and dates

    Applications for the September 2026 start closed on 31 December 2025. Vodafone's global hiring page says candidates hear back within seven working days; treat that as global guidance rather than a UK scheme guarantee.

    Put it into practice

    The fastest way to internalise the format is practice in the same question formats.

    Practise logical reasoning

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