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Updated 24 Sept 2023
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Chennai
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Hays (Chennai)
The first round is an online aptitude test in off campus where they will provide a system for everyone and they have their website for attending this test in which there are totally 60 questions and they gave 60 mins to solve them and it was not of MCQ they are only fill ups and we should not enter any kind of symbols and you can only attend one question at a time and you can't comback after you have gone to the next questions.
- Intro about yourself, why we need to hire you
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Düsseldorf
I applied online. I interviewed at Hays (Düsseldorf)
Nice, easy, quick. In general it was a normal screening of the cv related to the job openings. Then you get offered one or 2 jobs. They organized the interview and if you agree, a contract is ready
- Normal: your pros and cons, why are you the best candidate
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Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Hays
Very very easy interview! Had one with a recruiter and a sales manager. Easy situational questions. Asked why I’m interested in recruiting, career goals, where I see myself in 5 years, etc.
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Sevilla, Sevilla, Andalusia
I applied online. I interviewed at Hays (Sevilla, Sevilla, Andalusia)
Contacto del reclutador por email explicando la vacante y pidiéndote que le envíes CV si te interesa la oferta, envío de CV al reclutador, llamada posterior para concertar entrevista, entrevista por plataforma online.
- Experiencia en la posición, conocimiento medio del sector, salario esperado, inmediatez de la incorporación
Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Hays
I can say the interview process at Hays was good. Received feedback in a timely manner and had time to prep effectively before hand with information given by the recruitment team
- They asked about a 30,60, 90 day plan
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Geneva
I interviewed at Hays (Geneva)
Professional & on time. Questions that are aligned with the role I'm seeking. although the construction market size in Geneva is limited, they try to figure out an opportunity for me
- what is your job expectation ?
Anonymous Employee in Antwerp
I interviewed at Hays (Antwerp)
I had an Interview by phone I had an Interview at their site, you could choose Teams or on site, I chose on site Assessment ( role play) offer, which I accepted
- Why do you want to work here?
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. I interviewed at Hays
Goed gesprek en leuk kantoor met goede voorwaarden. Zeker een aanrader Ga maar eens kijken en beoordeel zelf of je het een leuke werkplek kan vinden. Ze staan zeker open voor een vrijblijcend gesprek
- Sterke punten Zwakke punten Etc
Anonymous Employee in Kuala Lumpur
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Hays (Kuala Lumpur) in Sept 2023
HR or recruitment teams review the submitted resumes to identify candidates who meet the basic qualifications for the position, such as education, experience, and skills. Those who pass this initial screening move on to the next stage.
- What interests you about this position and our company?
Anonymous Employee in London, England
I interviewed at Hays (London, England)
CV Selection, Phone call, Interview, Assessment Centre. They were very diligent and clearly knew what they were looking for. You also had to do some role play and practice exercises. I really enjoyed the experience and it was challenging!
- Why do you want to be in recruitment?
Hays Interviews FAQs
Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Hays as 50% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.67 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Devops Engineer and Software Developer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Associate and Human Resources Consultant roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Hays takes an average of 7.4 days when considering 18 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Associate Consultant had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Human Resources Consultant roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 30 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Hays according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
One-on-One Interview: 22.22%
Presentation: 17.78%
Phone Interview: 15.56%
IQ Intelligence Test: 11.11%
Drugs Test: 6.67%
Background Check: 6.67%
Personality Test: 6.67%
Skills Test: 6.67%
Other: 4.44%
Group Panel Interview: 2.22%
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