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 online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Hays (Brisbane) in Nov 2016
Interview
The interview was lengthy and challenging but was still enjoyable. My recruiter was excellent and kept in touch with me and helped me throughout the whole recruitment process.
My interview consisted of;
- Phone interview/screening
- 1:1 with internal recruitment manager
- Group assessment centre and interviews with branch manager
- 1:1 with Business Director; and
- 1:1 with Managing Director
Although the interview process was lengthy, it really helped me decide if Hays was where I wanted to be and whether I would fit in within their culture.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: What excites you about working with Hays and why recruitment?
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Hays (Kuala Lumpur) in May 2015
Interview
I submitted my cover letter and CV. Immediately the next day, I received an email asking if I would be free for a short call, just basic questions like what is my degree, where my I studying and my availability. Then soon I was scheduled for a Video Interview from HK HR, then Video Interview with the Headd of Office in the applied Office. The interview process was being done within 2 weeks, however, I was given my offer after 2 months of the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Motivation 2. Career Aspiration 3. Expectations towards the role. They asked a lot about why would you be interested in HR consultancy. They are very particular about your commitment in the work, and I appreciate very much that they are very transparent about their job nature, I was being told very frankly that the job will require me to be engaged in administrative work and I shall be expected to work on different tasks on an ad-hoc basis. It was a pleasant interview.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Hays (Ciudad de México) in Dec 2016
Interview
There is a phone call with general questions and to set up the interview, then there's an interview 1 on 1 with a simple introduction to the job and questions regarding my background, still waiting for view interview and assesment
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me of one time were you had to do something difficult and how did you overcome that?