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      Human Resources and Payroll Administration Assistant Interview

      Dec 6, 2016
      Anonymous employee
      London, England
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Capita (London, England) in Apr 2016

      Interview

      1 Reed agency sent them my CV. 2 If successful arranged a Telephone interview. 3a If successful arranged a Maths & English assessment 3b face to face interview. 4 Vetting, credit check and DBS

      Interview questions [5]

      Question 1

      Went over my CV and asked me to explain any gaps. (Telephone) Asked what I knew about the company and the role I would be performing.(Telephone)
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      Question 2

      Maths questions regarding payroll. Not extremely difficuly but you need to know your multiplication and percentages. They give you a calculator. (Maths assessment)
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      Question 3

      Ask you to write about why you would make a good candidate. This is to test your literacy. They give you a sheet of paper and ask you to find any spelling errors. I think this was tricky as the errors are very subtle. (English assessment)
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      Question 4

      What is your greatest strength and weakness (face to face) Which is more important telling people what they want to hear or the truth (face to face).
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      Question 5

      You also go through vetting,credit check and DBS if successful.
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