Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Hays as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Fullstack Developer and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Fullstack Developer and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Hays takes an average of 1 day when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Fullstack Developer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Fullstack Developer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 1 day).
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Hays in Jul 2022
Interview
They have a half day assessment.
First section , they will have a ice breaking sections.
Basically they will ask you like " Do you have any historical person that you admired and why ?"
1st section: Impromptu Speech
They will random give you a title, ask you to present your opinion whether you agree or not agree with this topic and why?
2nd section:Selling a candidate( Role Play )
They will give you a resume, you will have 10 minute to screen the resume and ask questions, do remember to ask relevant questions like "What is the budget salary they can offer " etc, and throw this back to them during your role play.
3rd Sections : Business Development call ( Role Play )
How to build a relationship with clients?
During this section, you will be given a scenario, and there is no time for you to prepare or think is more like examining your instant response towards this scenario how you will handle the situation well.
4nd Sections: Write a draft job advertisement.
They will leave you in the room and you can refer to your phone for the examples of Job Description.
Basically if you perform well at the first 3 sections, you are high chance get hired.
If you are qualify , they will give you a call back and you will have a one to one section with the manager, that's the time you negotiate your salary packages with the manager.
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Question 1
Why hays?
Why you think you are the good fit for this role?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Hays in Jun 2018
Interview
two interviews, HR and technical one. The HR and my previous boss were very nice and supportive to get me through the process. Eventually, I got this position with ease.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Hays (Buenos Aires) in Jul 2022
Interview
La entrevista duró alrededor de 20 minutos con preguntas profesionales y personales, la recruiter fue muy amable y se tomó el tiempo de corregír algunos aspectos de mi CV y que en un futuro si encuentra una empresa con la que haga match de vuelven a contactar