I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Hays (London, England) in May 2016
Interview
- Telephone interview
Standard.
- Face-to-face interview
Describe your motivations and yourself, had to do a role-play of calling a client trying to sell a candidate. Key is to listen and bounce of what your interviewer is saying (i.e.. "I don't really have the time to speak with you, our computers are just being set up and everything is a mess" to which you respond "Oh, well did you know Hays has an IT department that could help out, why don't we talk about sending someone over to help on a short term contractual basis?") Boom. the job is yours.
Also, make sure you know the Hays Brand values (expert, inquisitive, ambitious & passionate about people)
- Assessment Centre
4 exercises, all of them require to think on your feet and once again.. listen and bounce off of what they say during the role plays. No group exercises, they judge you on individual based tasks. Just be calm, it's not that hard.
- Final Interview
You've more or less got the job. You get questioned by some senior people. Make sure you can describe your motivations for wanting the job, and why you'll be good at it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What qualities do you think would make a good recruitment consultant?
I applied through other source. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Hays (Dublin, Dublin) in Jul 2024
Interview
They were not upfront the number of interview stages involved. Interviewed for their intern position and it was a 4 stage interview process with the last being interview with one of their Directors. Last two stages was just a calendar invite to attend a teams meeting with some individuals, no accompanying email or whatsoever to tell you what the invite was all about and I found this very unprofessional for a recruitment agency especially as there was no consideration that such appointment could clash with any prior appointment one already has going on.
Interviews were generally OK and friendly until the last one with the Director who from first meeting came across as very unfriendly and towards the end, made me feel I was taking up too much of her time by asking questions at the end of the interview.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Hays (Reading, England) in Aug 2022
Interview
Very smooth interview process with all my questions being clearly answered. 1st stage was a teams call where I undertook a role play activity. 2nd stage was talking with the Senior Manager again on teams. 3rd and final stage was in person at the office, speaking again with the Senior manager as well as various directors/ employees. Was told there would be a chance for phone work but at the end of the interview was told it was no longer necessary. Overall, it was nice to converse with team members and barely felt the pressure of an interview.
I applied online. I interviewed at Hays (Brisbane)
Interview
Very structured interview process. A lot of questions about what you know or have researched about company. A small assessment at end which includes role playing. However, Not many situational questions to allow interviewee to highlight their experience and interpersonal skills. Interviewer I had was smiley and lovely, but also little condescending and passive aggressive. She seemed annoyed that I had not done sufficient research about company, yet my answers were based all the information provided on website and documentation provided. Felt more like I was being quizzed. May have been miscommunication. At no point in interview was I walked through throughly about how company differs from others, how they achieve their objectives, company culture, and what they offer employees. Majority of the interview felt like my answers where being nitpicked. Felt rushed and was received unsolicited and bizzare feedback.
