HMPPS interview questions
Updated 1 Jan 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 25%Campus recruitingCampus recruiting
- 25%In personIn person
- 25%Applied onlineApplied online
Interview search
7 interviews
HMPPS interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at HMPPS as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.14 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Prison Officer and Probation Officer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Prison Officer and Business Administration Specialist roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at HMPPS takes an average of 123 days when considering 7 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Prison Officer had the quickest hiring process (on average 30 days), whereas Probation Officer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 360 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at HMPPS according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Personality test: 15%
Group panel interview: 15%
Background check: 15%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Phone interview: 5%
Presentation: 5%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
- Prison Officer(15) ;
- Probation Service Officer (PSO)(5) ;
- Probation Officer(3) ;
- Case Administrator(2) ;
- PQIP Probation Trainee(2) ;
- Programme Facilitator(2) ;
- Supervising Officer(2) .
