Hays Overview

  • www.haysplc.com
  • London, United Kingdom
  • 5001 to 10000 Employees
  • 1968
  • Company - Private
  • HR Consulting
  • $2 to $5 billion (USD)

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Hays is the world’s leading specialist recruiting firm. We have 51 years of experience and a network of more than 244 offices in 33 countries. Our team of over 8,700 people share ideas and knowledge to deliver consistently outstanding results. Our specialist recruitment ...
Mission: We are the world's leading recruiting experts in qualified, professional and skilled work. By truly understanding our clients and candidates, locally and globally, we help people and companies achieve a lasting impact.

Hays Reviews

3.7
70%
Recommend to a Friend
83%
Approve of CEO
Alistair R. Cox
Alistair R. Cox
2,251 Ratings
5.0
Current Employee, more than 5 years

"Great career opportunities"

27 Jan 2023 - Manager in Dublin, Dublin
Recommends
Positive Outlook
Approves of CEO

Pros

Excellent place to work. Brilliant promotion paths

Cons

None I can think of
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Diversity & Inclusion at Hays

3.8
(1664 reviews)

Diversity & Inclusion FAQs

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Does there seem to be diversity at Hays?

...day behaviour, but I'd like to emphasise that it really depends on a couple of individuals within the company and their poor teamwork abilities at the time rather than the company culture itself as upper management always encouraged cooperation and diversity....Read More

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Hays Interviews

Experience
Positive67%
Negative17%
Neutral17%
Getting an Interview
Applied online66%
Employee Referral11%
Recruiter8%
Difficulty
3.0
Average
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  1. Consultant Intern Interview

    Anonymous Employee in Hong Kong
    Accepted Offer
    Positive Experience
    Average Interview

    Interview

    I take the interview at about 03/2021,it's maybe different now. I think maybe they are lack of people First talk to the team manager Then group interview, people are divided into many kinds of groups, and each group do a project
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    Why do you want to be a recruiter

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Company Updates

5 March 2020
What makes a high-performing team so successful? Being motivated by the same goal. That seems obvious, doesn’t it? But, in reality, ensuring each team member has their eyes on the same prize is deceptively difficult to achieve in the world of work: https://social.hays.com/2020/03/02/we-thinking-key-to-effective-teamwork/
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Why "we" thinking is the key to effective teamwork
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23 February 2020
In his latest LinkedIn Influencer blog, our CEO, Alistair Cox reminds us that it takes a human to be a leader of human beings: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/takes-human-leader-beings-alistair-cox/
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It takes a human to be a leader of human beings
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Hays Awards & Accolades

  • A Top Graduate EmployerTheJobCrowd2019
  • Rate My Placement Top 100 Undergraduate Employers 2019-2020Rate My Placement2019

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Hays FAQ

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Does Hays offer relocation assistance?

...Good benefits package....

15 January 2022

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People Also Ask about Hays

Employees rate Hays 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 5,743 anonymous reviews on Glassdoor.

To get a job at Hays, browse currently open positions and apply for a job near you. Once you get a positive response, make sure to find out about the interview process at Hays and prepare for tough questions.

Overall, 70% of employees would recommend working at Hays to a friend. This is based on 4,996 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.

67% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Hays as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Hays.

63% of employees think that Hays has a positive business outlook. This is based on anonymous employee reviews submitted on Glassdoor.

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