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Hays named as best recruiter for interviewing

03 October 2016

uk

Hays has been announced as the only recruiter in the top 20 list of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Interview in 2016 in the UK.

 

Hays was recognised in the top 20 alongside companies such as energy company EDF, which came first, followed by BDO and Mott MacDonald. The awards are based solely on the input of interview candidates who voluntarily provide anonymous feedback about their interview experience. Hays achieved a score of 91% positive interview experience.

 

Sandra Henke, Director of People & Culture at Hays, comments: “We are delighted to win this award, which reflects the emphasis we put on offering a strong candidate experience. We have a company culture of being honest and transparent and are always clear from the outset about what we expect from our candidates and what they can expect in return. To be ranked so highly and to be the only recruiter in this list is another great achievement for us and testament to the great relationship we build with our candidates from day one, which ensures we continue to secure the industry’s top talent.”

 

The top 20 Best Places to Interview in 2016 in the UK are as follows.

 

1. EDF: 100% positive interview experience

2. BDO: 96% positive interview experience

3. Mott MacDonald: 96% positive interview experience

4. Primark: 95% positive interview experience

5. PwC: 95% positive interview experience

6. Morgan Stanley: 94% positive interview experience

7. Goldman Sachs: 94% positive interview experience

8. Superdrug: 94% positive interview experience

9. Topshop: 93% positive interview experience

10. Rolls-Royce: 93% positive interview experience

11. Proctor & Gamble: 93% positive interview experience

12. Clarks: 92% positive interview experience

13. easyJet: 92% positive interview experience

14. M&G: 92% positive interview experience

15. Jaguar Land Rover: 92% positive interview experience

16. Waitrose: 91% positive interview experience

17. ASDA: 91% positive interview experience

18. Hays Plc: 91% positive interview experience

19. Schroders: 91% positive interview experience

20. WHSmith: 91% positive interview experience

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For further press information contact:

Claire Fowler

T. 020 3400 282

E. [email protected]

 

About the Awards

The awards are based solely on the input of interview candidates who voluntarily provide anonymous feedback where they rank the overall interview experience, describe the interview process, provide questions asked, rate the difficulty of the interview and share other insights related to their interview process. The Best Places to Interview Awards are part of Glassdoor’s annual Candidates’ Choice Awards. These rankings are from 14 September 2015 to 13 September 2016.

 

About Hays

Hays plc (the "Group") is a leading global professional recruiting group. The Group is the expert at recruiting qualified, professional and skilled people worldwide, being the market leader in the UK and Asia Pacific and one of the market leaders in Continental Europe and Latin America. The Group operates across the private and public sectors, dealing in permanent positions, contract roles and temporary assignments. As at 30 June 2016 the Group employed 9,214 staff operating from 252 offices in 33 countries across 20 specialisms. For the year ended 30 June 2016:

 

– the Group reported net fees of £810.3 million and operating profit (pre-exceptional items) of £181 million;

– the Group placed around 67,000 candidates into permanent jobs and around 220,000 people into temporary assignments;

– 22% of Group net fees were generated in Asia Pacific, 45% in Continental Europe & RoW (CERoW) and 33% in the United Kingdom & Ireland;

– the temporary placement business represented 58% of net fees and the permanent placement business represented 42% of net fees;

– Hays operates in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Chile, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, the UK and the USA