Recruitment Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Hays with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 65% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Recruitment Consultant roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 58 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Hays overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Hays as a Recruitment Consultant according to 58 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 19%
Phone interview: 18%
Group panel interview: 17%
Presentation: 14%
Skills test: 13%
Background check: 10%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Other: 1%
Drug test: 1%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Hays (Kuala Lumpur) in Apr 2026
Interview
The hiring manager made the interview feel like I was applying for a CEO role. End up giving me only RM2k salary. Not worth it for someone who is not transparent about the job scope
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How you would handle Volume Repetition and Rejection
it was easygoing and clear. they explained how busy the work is going to be.
was engaging. however, it can be a stress environment because everyone is pressured to achieve their KPI. it is more of a sales job
First screening call with internal recruiter followed by Round table role play with country head with around 5-6 candidates in total, in person. The purpose would be to test how you handle rejections.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Pretend you are calling a prospective client and they would go through a mock cold call
I had a video interview with HR. After a week, I had an in-person interview with two managers from different teams. The HR told me I got into the final round where I needed to do a role play,