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 other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Hays (Londres, Inglaterra) in Dec 2011
Interview
Straight forward, helped that the interviewer was new. No tricky questions, just the typical questions to understand what I did, why I did it, how I did it, what value it would bring to them to do it for them, and what I needed to be able to do it.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Hays (Londres, Inglaterra) in May 2013
Interview
4 interviews with various senior management.
1) 1:1 Director
2) 1:1 Different Director
3) Met both directors again
3) Met both directors and members of the team.
I liked the interview process, to me it came across as informal chats which I prefer. They discussed what they do and are looking to do going forward. Then we talked about my relevant experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk me through your billings? What do you want to do next? How can we help you achieve that? What appeals to you about Hays?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Hays (Edimburgo, Escocia) in Jul 2015
Interview
Fast and not too stressful. Recruiter was very nice and explained everything. Director sold the company well. 3 stages, initial phone screening, 1st face to face interview with director and final interview with managers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's the hardest thing about being a recruitment consultant?