HM Prison Service interview questions
Updated 10 Mar 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 5%In personIn person
- 2%RecruiterRecruiter
- 2%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
Interview search
54 interviews
HM Prison Service interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at HM Prison Service as 64.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.04 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Administrative Assistant and Hub Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Prison Service and Supervisor roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at HM Prison Service takes an average of 72 days when considering 51 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Administrative Support had the quickest hiring process (on average 14 days), whereas Paramedic roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 150 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at HM Prison Service according to 51 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 18%
Skills test: 15%
Background check: 15%
Personality test: 10%
One on one interview: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Phone interview: 7%
Other: 3%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
- Prison Officer(274) ;
- Operational Support Grade (OSG)(36) ;
- Officer(25) ;
- Business Administrator(8) ;
- Custodial Manager(8) ;
- Prison Custody Officer(7) ;
- Senior Officer(7) ;
- Administrative Assistant(4) ;
- Instructor(4) ;
- Manager(4) ;
- Prison Officer (Sergeant)(4) ;
- Senior Prison Officer(4) ;
- Band 3 Prison officer(3) ;
- Case Administrator(3) ;
- Custody Prison Officer(3) .
