Interviewing at HMPS
See what people said about the interview process at HMPS.
Interview experience
Based on 249 interviews
Average
Interview difficulty
Based on 256 interviews
Medium
Interview process length
Based on 219 interviews
More than one month
Interview process at HMPS
Overall experience
On a scale of 1-10 where 1 is Poor and 10 is Excellent, their rating is 4.
On a scale of 1-10 where 1 is Easy and 10 is Difficult, their rating is 4.
Interview process length
More than one month
73%
About a month
11%
About a week
6%
About two weeks
5%
About a day or two
5%
Most reported steps
Not enough data
Least reported steps
Not enough data
What candidates say about the interview process at HMPS
- Very poor recruitment process, admin really poor, no diversity in panel, poor or no communication to response, they are doing their own thing with no accountability. Told I did excellent by panel but …Shared on 10 November 2022 - Prison Officer and osg - Wolverhampton, West Midlands
- Informative, in depthShared on 25 March 2022 - OSG - Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire
- Its a selection of different tasksShared on 11 March 2022 - Prison Officer - Hindley
Interview questions at HMPS
Commonly asked questions, as reported by candidates
- The questions are easy, they just want feet in boots.Shared on 17 March 2023 - Prison Officer, Senior officer & custodial manager - Rugby, Warwickshire
- assessment dayShared on 8 January 2023 - Prison Officer - Barnard Castle
- You will get behaviour questions which should be answered in a STAR format that meets the indicators on the civil service Success profiles booklet available online. Make sure to look at the right leve…Shared on 10 November 2022 - Prison Officer and osg - Wolverhampton, West Midlands
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The first interview at HMPS
How candidates got an interview
- Other35%
- Through Indeed18%
- Other online job site17%
- Paper application15%
- Employee referral6%
How candidates received their first interview at HMPS
- Job applicationShared on 26 January 2023 - Instructional Officer - Wolverhampton
- Applied via onlineShared on 6 July 2022 - Offender supervisor - HMP ISIS
- Applied online, will hire literally anybody.Shared on 27 January 2022 - Prison Officer - Wiltshire
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