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      Client Payroll Specialist Interview

      May 30, 2018
      Anonymous employee
      Indianapolis, IN
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Paychex (Indianapolis, IN) in May 2018

      Interview

      The day after applying for this position, I received an email with an assessment. This assessment included critical thinking/problem solving questions. Soon after completing the assessment I received another email to set up a phone interview. The phone interview was scheduled for the next day. It was 30 minutes discussing myself, why I'm interested in this position and company and more information about the position. She was very transparent about the difficulties of this position, as well as the questions that would be asked in my next interview. My first in person interview was scheduled for the following week. I interviewed with two supervisors. I was asked all behavioral questions: "tell me about a time when..". I shadowed a person in this position. Afterwords, they asked me if I was still interested and when I said yes they informed me that I would be moving on to another interview with their executive. The final interview was scheduled a week later. I was asked to talk about everything on my resume and was asked more behavioral questions. Everyone that I spoke to was very kind and transparent.

      Interview questions [3]

      Question 1

      Tell me about a time when you chose to go against a company policy.
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Tell me about a time when you forgot to do something.
      Answer question

      Question 3

      Tell me about a time when you had a difficult customer.
      Answer question

      Other Client Payroll Specialist Interview Reviews for Paychex

      Client Payroll Specialist Interview

      Nov 14, 2017
      Anonymous employee
      Rochester, NY
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Paychex (Rochester, NY) in Nov 2017

      Interview

      I sent my application electronically on a Monday night. I received an email from a recruiter the following morning, with a description of the position, its pay, hours, and other benefits, along with a request to take an online assessment (math, problem-solving, ethics, customer service). I completed the assessment that night and received another email 2 days later with a request to complete a video interview. I completed the interview and got a call the following Monday to set up a phone interview. The phone interview was completed that same week. 3 weeks following the phone interview I had not heard anything back, so I contacted the recruiter (emailed him on a Monday). He responded and said they had gotten behind on looking at applications and that if I didn't hear anything by Wednesday to contact him again. I got a call the next morning (Tuesday) to set up an in-person interview. The in-person interview took place on Thursday of that week. The interview lasted 30-40 minutes. It was a fairly relaxed environment, with 2 interviewers. They asked roughly 6-8 questions, plenty of small talk/jokes, explanation of the position and the training process, and plenty of time for me to ask any questions I had. I got a voicemail from the recruiter that evening but was working (at my previous job) until later in the evening that night, so I waited to call him back until the morning. He asked me about my thoughts on the position and the interview, and then offered me the position, which I accepted. The interview process is long and there are many steps, but the level of difficulty is reasonable and everyone I was in contact with during this process was very thorough, helpful, kind and diligent. I was a little intimidated before I applied but would recommend to go for it if you are thinking about it.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      One of the values of Paychex is innovation Tell us about a time when you were innovative.
      Answer question
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      Paychex interviews FAQs

      • Client Payroll Specialist 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 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Client Payroll Specialist roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Client Payroll Specialist according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Group panel interview:  17%

        Phone interview:  17%

        Drug test:  17%

        Skills test:  17%

        Presentation:  8%

        Personality test:  8%

        IQ intelligence test:  8%

        One on one interview:  8%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Sales Representative(429) ;
        2. Payroll Specialist(252) ;
        3. Sales Consultant(198) ;
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        5. Senior Payroll Specialist(118) ;
        6. District Sales Manager(90) ;
        7. Account Executive(85) ;
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        13. HCM Consultant(52) ;
        14. Core Sales Representative(51) ;
        15. Manager(47) .


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