Very poor experience overall. Straightforward application process followed by interview and assessment. Assessment was about TUPE and redundancy consultation. The interview was unprofessional and took a particularly negative turn once the HRD found out I was on maternity leave, her face said it all (sex discrimination! Basic!) very patronising and negative tone. all of the questions had a negative tone, not designed to get the best out of candidates. It didn't feel like the kind of place I would want to work after meeting the HRD. First impressions count and I can see why they have received all of these negative reviews about bullying etc. It's also feels like they don't know what they are recruiting for, they advertised for a HRBP but then we're asking very detailed questions about the ins and outs of basic processes and writing job descriptions for recruitment etc, not the kinds of things I would associate with a HRBP role, more that of a HR Advisor. I was (not surprisingly) unsuccessful but no one bothered to tell me, I noticed the role re advertised and had to chase a number of times to get someone to confirm this to me, they also never bothered to provide feedback. I noticed the role has been advertised on and off for the best part of 9 months and not surprising if this is how they treat candidates! Good luck to whoever take this role on, it's not one I would have wanted to pursue, first impressions really do count and I had a lucky escape!