I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Paychex (Rocky Hill, CT) in Apr 2012
Interview
Interviewer was highly descriptive of what the role entailed and what was needed and expected. Asked questions about overall HR knowledge and asked for specific examples of times dealing with employee relation issues, benefit issues, conducting orientations, conducting harassment training, conducting investigations, etc. Informed that it was required to train for 2 weeks in upstate NY at the start of the role (no other option).
3 step process excluding the recruiter screen. Phone interview with the recruiter then three video interviews. Felt very natural and every one was very nice. Met with manager, peers and senior leader of the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you influence difficult clients, manage day to day tasks, stay up on continuous education and changes in the HR space
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Paychex
Interview
Very transparent and straight forward. The process included 3 interviews- the last one included a presentation. The whole process took less than 2 weeks which is very refreshing in a job search.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is one quality of a manager that you had that you didn't like?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Paychex (Hudson, OH) in Mar 2020
Interview
I had interviews with a recruiter, a hiring manager/branch manager and three "colleagues". I took a knowledge test about employment matters that took about 60 minutes prior to the meeting with the recruiter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most of the interview was questions about past experiences and how I handled those experiences.
Human Resources Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Paychex with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Human Resources Consultant roles take an average of 42 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Paychex overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Paychex as a Human Resources Consultant according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 19%
Presentation: 13%
Background check: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Skills test: 6%
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