Set up a time for an interview with the hiring manager, after an initial recruiter interview. Set time aside for the interview, only for it to be cancelled later that day by sending a generic rejection email. Unprofessional due to the miscommunication and not being willing to professionally tell me, but instead sent me a generic rejection email. Appear to not care for applicants, whether they hire them or not.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Paychex (Rochester, NY)
Interview
I met with a panel of managers, even though the recruiter told me it would just be one person. They rapid fired questions leaving me barely time to breathe in between. Usually sales people attempt to joke around and build rapport but these interviewers were extremely cold and lacked basic conversation skills. I declined to move forward to the next interview because of the culture.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Paychex (Phoenix, AZ) in Oct 2024
Interview
First you will do a phone screen with a recruiter, then you will have a phone interview with Team Manager, she will further discuss the role and ask questions relating to your skills and discuss the job more in detail. Next, you will be doing a panel Interview with the team, there was the team's manager, another manager, and 2 people that are in the role right above what you applied for.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Paychex (Rochester, NY)
Interview
First interview was a zoom panel interview, where each person would take turns asking a question. It was not conversational or fluid at all, not very open/welcoming interview at all. And It made me not want to work for them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation that was difficult with a client.
Human Resources Business Partner 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 14% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Human Resources Business Partner roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 7 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 Business Partner according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 31%
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
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