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 1 week. I interviewed at Hays (Birmingham, Inglaterra) in Jul 2016
Interview
A 5 stage interview process:
- Online application - CV submission - not very long
- Telephone interview - was a bit unexpected as I called in to ask a question and ended up being interviewed without really knowing. It went okay nonetheless but I was honest about not being prepared and didn't try and blag it.
- 1-2-1 Interview with internal recruiters
- Assessment centre with internal recruiters
- Final 1-2-1 with a director
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you say is your biggest set-back? This question threw me off slightly because I wasn't expecting them to ask this.
What are you expecting to gain from your year at Hays?
Why Hays?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Hays (Guildford, Inglaterra) in Jan 2015
Interview
Application ; Phone interview of why you want to work in recruitment and for Hays; An assessment center when you role play with others, approx 8 people, amongst directors and managers of Hays recruitment ; if successful then come back in
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you work under stressful situations? How do you handle stress?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Hays (Dublín, Dublín) in Jun 2015
Interview
Pre screen call and 3 rounds of interview, usually a group assessment centre, I had a 1 to 1 assessment which included role play's and a presentation. Other two interview were a one to one with a manager and a senior manager. Competency based on the Values of the company.