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- 3%In personIn person
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HM Prison and Probation Service interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at HM Prison and Probation Service as 68.9% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.02 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Senior Probation Officer and Residential Support Worker rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Administrative Assistant and Network Administrator roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at HM Prison and Probation Service takes an average of 72 days when considering 45 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Residential Support Worker had the quickest hiring process (on average 14 days), whereas Probation Service Officer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 150 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at HM Prison and Probation Service according to 45 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 19%
Group panel interview: 18%
Background check: 13%
Personality test: 9%
Phone interview: 9%
One on one interview: 9%
Presentation: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Other: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
- Prison Officer(72) ;
- Probation Officer(50) ;
- Probation Service Officer (PSO)(28) ;
- Case Administrator(25) ;
- Probation Service Officer(12) ;
- Administrative Assistant(6) ;
- Operational Support Grade (OSG)(6) ;
- PQIP Probation Trainee(6) ;
- Programme Facilitator(6) ;
- Business Administrator(5) ;
- Senior Probation Officer(5) ;
- Administrative Officer(4) ;
- Officer(4) ;
- Approved Premises Residential Worker(3) ;
- Civil Servant(3) .