I applied online. I interviewed at Michael Page (Toronto, ON)
Interview
I sent my resume in and for called within an hour. After a brief phone interview I got called for an in person interview before which I had to complete a personality test. The interview was very brief, the interviewer focused on questions related to how you'd deal with salary expectations for a candidate and how do you make sales calls as opposed to delving deeper into motivations and personality. I had a bunch of questions at the end but after answering a few the interviewer ended the meeting which I thought was rude and abrupt. He also made it very clear that their hours are 8-6pm and you are expected to work longer, such will also be stated in your contract. The compensation is salaried with a discretionary bonus which leads me to believe that if you're a really good sales person you'd be making a lot more money elsewhere on commission. All in all I wasn't very impressed and didn't think it was for me. If you're young, not looking for too much money but looking to work hard and grow quickly in your career it might be the right place for you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What makes you stand out? What is your work attitude/philosophy?
Overall good experience. Got to meet nice and professional people during interview process. It started with a zoom call, meeting different members of the team and the last stage in person at the head office.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
previous experience, transferable skills, knowledge about the role, etc
The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Michael Page (New York, NY) in Feb 2023
Interview
I had a final round interview with a man named Sean Puddle. He told me I wasn't a good fit because I was from Long Island and likely had family money, so I wouldn't be hungry enough for this sales role.
Sean is now at Robert Walters, and I'm sure he's been the same jerk there.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
No questions, just told I wasn't a good fit because I allegedly came from family money based off of where I was raised.
I applied online. I interviewed at Michael Page in Jan 2023
Interview
Thorough and insightful with a real honest approach to the pros and cons of working in recruitment. The talent team was great at guiding m through the 2 interview stages
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are you looking for out of your career and why do you think recruitment would be a good fit for you
Recruitment Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Michael Page with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 36% positive. To compare, the company-average is 40.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Recruitment Consultant roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 124 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Michael Page overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Michael Page as a Recruitment Consultant according to 124 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Phone interview: 26%
Personality test: 12%
Group panel interview: 10%
Presentation: 7%
Skills test: 6%
Background check: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 1%
Drug test: 1%
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