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 (Sydney) in Apr 2016
Interview
Interview took one hour. It included common questions like what do you know about recruiting, what motivates you, why do you want to work for Hays and what are you looking for in a job. Then there is a roll play where you call your interviewer (the potential client) and offer your services.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Hays (Londres, Inglaterra) in Apr 2016
Interview
1. Career Fair
2. Open Day
Basically, a mock assessment centre, be ready to face challenging questions, but it doesn't matter if you don't know much just yet, try to demonstrate your confidant and communication skills.
3. Telephone Interview
Questions asked see below.
4. Assessment Centre
The real challenge begins, do as much research as you can.
5. Interview with Senior Manager/Director
The whole process was really efficient and impressive. They don't just set up the tasks and select people whoever passed it, you really will get an idea of what this job really is, and what types of challenges you will face in the real environment. They really start to train you on the very first stage of the application and make you prepared for the following processes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Hays?
Why Recruitment?
What is your motivation?
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Hays (Cantón, Guangdong) in Jan 2015
Interview
thre are two rounds interview, one with the direct supervisor, one with the senior director. These two rounds take place in the same day. Both of the interview take half an hour.