Hays interview questions

- Telephone interview Standard. - Face-to-face interview Describe your motivations and yourself, had to do a role-play of calling a client trying to sell a candidate. Key is to listen and bounce of what your interviewer is saying (i.e.. "I don't really have the time to speak with you, our computers are just being set up and everything is a mess" to which you respond "Oh, well did you know Hays has an IT department that could help out, why don't we talk about sending someone over to help on a short term contractual basis?") Boom. the job is yours. Also, make sure you know the Hays Brand values (expert, inquisitive, ambitious & passionate about people) - Assessment Centre 4 exercises, all of them require to think on your feet and once again.. listen and bounce off of what they say during the role plays. No group exercises, they judge you on individual based tasks. Just be calm, it's not that hard. - Final Interview You've more or less got the job. You get questioned by some senior people. Make sure you can describe your motivations for wanting the job, and why you'll be good at it.

This was a three stage interview process. An initial interview with the Senior Internal Recruiter for the region, followed by a Sales Assessment Interview which was conducted as part of a group and then finally, if successful, a one-on-one interview with a Director to ascertain whether your personality and goals match the company's. The Senior Internal Recruiter for my region was Paul Marsden and I want to mention him in particular as he was fantastic during the whole process- constantly keeping me informed and providing me with feedback to ensure I had the best chance of getting the job, and to be sure the job was right for me. Thanks Paul.