Hays Recruiter/Consultant interview questions

1) PHONE INTERVIEW: General questions, why do you want to get into recruitment? How would you build up your candidate base? (Advertise jobs, interview people, use your own network) How do you feel about targets? Why do you want to work for Hays? 2) FACE TO FACE Tell me a time you exceeded customer expectations. What type of people do you not get on with. What route has taken you to recruitment? How do you deal with rejection? SELLING A CANDIDATE TO A CLIENT ROLE PLAY (see the advice given below) 3) ASSESSMENT CENTER a) Presentation on a certain topic. You have to say if you are pro or against the statement b) Selling a candidate to a client. (see the advice given below) c) Business development call based on a certain topic d) Writing a job advert (look at the Hays website as they have heaps on it, the way they want it) 4) INTERVIEW WITH A DIRECTOR I didn't get to this stage All my advice is based on the feedback i got from the director on the stuff i did wrong

Sent in application. Called in for an interview. Friendly interviewers. Huge focus on their core beliefs and competencies. Interview was conducted by four individuals in succession. Questions were competency based (give an example of time when...)