I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Hays (Ōsaka, Osaka)
Interview
All in all a pretty good interview although the role play was hard to predict. Thorough preparation is recommended for this position. You can ask around, your recruiter, your seniors, and refer to as many YouTube role play videos. It will help in the assessment center.
It was a gladiator style fight to death where you are paired against others to either come out victorious with a crappy offer or just get booted. They do a good job of hyping you through the process, which end to end can take up to 8 rounds.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Hays (Hong Kong) in Aug 2025
Interview
Phone screening call with their internal TA.
Then a face-to-face interview at their office in ICC. A meeting with the business manager individually, followed by another meeting with one of their associate directors.
Typical British style, no-BS, business driven style of interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you choose recruitment?
What desk are you currently working on?
What are your strengths?
What are your weaknesses?
How did you perform in the last quarter?
What clients do you work with?
L’entretien d’embauche est un processus structuré visant à évaluer les compétences, la motivation et l’adéquation d’un candidat à un poste donné, à travers un ou plusieurs échanges avec des recruteurs ou responsables hiérarchiques.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Comment identifiez-vous et évaluez-vous les meilleurs talents pour un poste donné, surtout dans un marché pénurique ?