I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Hays (London, England) in Mar 2016
Interview
1st Stage - Submit CV and cover letter online.
2nd stage - Call back from internal recruiter. Asking background, motivation for recruitment and why Hays.
3rd - Face to face interviews. My first was with one of the directors and a manager. Then a senior consultant. Then another interview with a manager and a final interview with another director. The progress lasted approximately 2 hours. The questions were intense and direct and required me to think quickly and give well thought out answers.
4th stage - Assessment centre. First a presentation on Hays (have 10 mins to prepare). Then 10 mins to reviews a sample CV and role the candidate who it belongs too (idea is the prove for further information). Then write a candidate profile for this person just interviewed and finally sell the candidate to a client. Again takes roughly 2 hours.
The process was tough and the question very thorough, but the people interviewing themselves were great. They encouraged questions from myself throughout and took a reflective approach on my performance.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What can I bring to Hays with my background and no prior experience of sales?
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.
