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Updated May 12, 2022
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
No Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
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InterviewI interviewed at Hays
I was contacted by human resources on LinkedIn for a phone call to talk about my previous experience and explain why I would be a good fit for this position.
Interview Questions
- Describe your experience of the past years, and answer some questions from a recruiter.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
No Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
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InterviewI interviewed at Hays
very good and fast - the interviewer wanted to get it done with cut me off a couple times but got an offer to progress to pt 2 the exam!
Interview Questions
- why did you apply? what is your understanding of the job?
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Anonymous Employee
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Difficult
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InterviewI interviewed at Hays
3 entrevistas muy enfocadas a soft skills y tu nivel de dinamismo. No es necesario tener experiencia previa para tener una entrevista exitosa. El nivel de inglés es evaluado de forma exhaustiva y buscan a gente extrovertida que pueda mantener una platica muy abierta
Interview Questions
- ¿Eres bueno trabajando bajo presión? - dame un ejemplo
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
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Positive Experience
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InterviewI applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Hays
They ask some questions about your CV and your previous experience. They will also ask about your strengths, weaknesses and motivation. They give a very detailed job description. You have to perform some test tasks to demonstrate your skills.
Interview Questions
- What tasks did you like most about your last job?
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
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Positive Experience
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InterviewI interviewed at Hays
Very detailed assessments, you can learn a lot about yourself through this assessment alone. There are 4 parts to Hays' assessment: 1. Individual Sales presentation 2. Selling a candidate 3. Making a business development call 4. Writing a job advert
Interview Questions
- It's an assessment mainly, if you pass it, you'll get the job
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Anonymous Employee
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
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InterviewI applied through an employee referral The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Hays
Smooth and quick process, only took a couple of weeks though I would have appreciated more feedback along the way. There were 2 interviews in total. Overall a decent experience.
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- About my experience in recruitment
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
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Positive Experience
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InterviewI interviewed at Hays
Colloquio amichevole con domande generiche conoscitive e sull'azienda, conoscenza dell'AD e di cosa si occupa l'azienda. Domande base su come ti descriveresti, tre pregi e tre difetti, piccola parte conoscitiva in lingua inglese. Racconto del proprio percorso di studi e lavorativo
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- Cosa faresti per attrarre un nuovo cliente
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
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InterviewI interviewed at Hays
Abteilungsleiter und Teamleiter haben das Gespräch geführt. Nach dem Interview im Besprechungsraum gab es eine kurze kennenlernrunde an der Teaminsel. Sehr schöne Räumlichkeiten, sowie junges Team. Feedback kam schnell, sehr professioneller erster Eindruck.
Interview Questions
- Standardfragen: Selbstvorstellung Stärken/Schwächen Beschreibung der Tätigkeit Vorstellung Bereich
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
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Positive Experience
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InterviewI applied online. I interviewed at Hays
Video colloquio conoscitivo in cui ho ripercorso il mio background scolastico ed esposto le mie caratteristiche caratteriali. Inoltre mi ha chiesto il mio interesse per la posizione e se riesco a studiare e lavorare insieme
Interview Questions
- Parlami di te. Descrivimi il piano studi.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
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Positive Experience
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InterviewI applied online. I interviewed at Hays
Il y a eu un premier contacte d'un recruteur de chez Hays. Puis il y a eu 2 entretiens d'embauche avec en premier lieu avec le N+1 puis avec le N+2.
Interview Questions
- Présentation de mon parcours Présentation du poste Echange, question
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