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 5 days. I interviewed at Hays (Porto, Oporto) in Feb 2011
Interview
Very professional, structured and very soft skills oriented. It took about an hour and a half and was also focused in sales questions - regarding client acquisition via phone and face to face meeting.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Hays (Berlín) in Jul 2015
Interview
Das Vorstellungsgespräch läuft in mehreren Stufen ab:
1. Telefoninterview
2. Persönliches Gespräch
3. Weiteres Persönliches Gespräch mit Regionsleitung und Mentoren
Das Gespräch war sehr offen und informativ. Es war genug Zeit eingeplant und die Gesprächspartner haben sich voll und ganz auf mich eingelassen. Alle Fragen konnten offen gestellt werden.
Nur das Gehalt scheint nicht verhandelbar zu sein.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Wichtige Fragen waren vor allem: Warum Hays? Warum passen Sie besonders auf die Position?
Was sind wichtige Elemente der Stelle? Was sind Herausforderungen die Sie sich vorstellen? Wie gehen Sie mit Stress um?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Hays (Wakefield, Inglaterra) in Sep 2014
Interview
Formal and compentancy based interview which consisted of a number to senarios by which you had to give well rounded answers. I used the STAR technique and made sure that each answer had a positive outcome.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a situation where you have had to deal with a client who wants to negotiate on a fee