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 college or university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Hays (Boston, MA) in Dec 2016
Interview
3 phase role-playing interview: 1. sell yourself; 2. sell the candidate; 3. sell Hays. You are basically role-playing a recruiter and you get to experience what it feels like to be a recruiter.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Hays (Dublín, Dublín) in Jan 2017
Interview
The process took 3-4 weeks.
I got to the final round interview.
The first round is a phone call interview regarding your general knowledge of recruitment.
The second round is with the internal recruiter and a senior recruitment consultant. The interview is based on your own personal experience and why you think you are suitable to the role.
The third round is a group interview with the internal recruiter and a Director. The interview is role-play based with four different exercises. Each which bring out your qualities as a recruiter - mock cold call, mock meeting with client to put forward a candidate, mock job post online...
The final round is with a Director and a senior consultant. Similar to the second round - your experience and why you might be suitable to the role.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Hays (Londres, Inglaterra) in Dec 2016
Interview
Applied online, process took about 2 weeks. Contacted for a brief phone interview to discuss my background, ambition and my reasons for wanted to join Hays. Then a one to one meeting with the internal recruiter, followed by a last stage interview with the managing director