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 in-person. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Hays (Toronto, ON) in Jan 2011
Interview
If you're not experienced, but they think you have potential to be a good recruiter (based on phone interview), they will call you in for a 4-hour group interview. They will ask you to do things like go up and present a case in front of the group, and have different managers come in throughout the 4 hours and give their information as well as engage you in discussions. After the 4-hours, they will decide who is worthy of a one-on-one interview, which they will schedule for another day.
Applied online, got an email for a phone interview (consisted of behavioral questions and a casual role play), had another phone interview (behavioral questions based on the 4 core values), was set up for an assessment center via Skype. Waiting to hear back from them about the result. Best preparation I can recommend is to a) do extensive research about Hays and its services b) anticipate the interviewer fighting you back during the assessment center - be prepared to provide alternate solutions or persuasive arguments at every step of the way.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you want to headhunt a senior product manager at a company but don't have their email or phone number, and you're at their switchboard who is refusing to patch you through, how do you negotiate?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Hays (Londres, Inglaterra) in Mar 2015
Interview
Formal one-on-one interview with line manager which ended with a brief task and then a phone introduction with the Chief Marketing Officer a week later. The one-on-one interview lasted around 30-45 minutes, whilst the phone introduction was under 10.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mainly questions around experience/character/ambitions. Not pop quiz or trick questions. More of an informal conversation than anything else.