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      Customer Service Interview

      30 Nov 2018
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at CIPD

      Interview

      Very scripted and rigid interview process, you will be asked to do a test that is completely irrelevant to the job. In the interview you will be roboticly asked random questions including if you will do jobs that are separate from what you applied for. On top of this they will ask you to hang on in there and wait over a week to tell you that you are not progressing, I can accept the outcome for sure these jobs are two a penny but to ask someone to hang on and wait so long to say no, that is just a complete disregard for people and like one of the employee reviews says... Narsotistic. Lucky escape, worth speaking with more modern and dynamic companies.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Will you be happy to join outbound campaigns?
      1 Answer
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      CIPD response
      7y
      Thank you for your feedback and I am sorry to hear that you were disappointed about your recent recruitment experience. I have passed your comments on to our recruitment team as we constantly try to improve how we recruit our people and the processes that we follow. I am very sorry that you experienced a delay in receiving feedback to let you know that you had ultimately been unsuccessful after your interview – this is not the normal response time we strive for and I will take steps to ensure that this does not happen in future. Although there is always, of course, room for improvement, we have found that our interview and test process for Customer Services roles is very effective and it is through this that we have reliably sourced many excellent candidates who have gone on to build long term careers here. This is why we do ask questions relating to interest to take on new activities outside of the core job role. Of course, not wishing to do this is not be a barrier to being offered employment with us, however, it does help us select people who are interested in building a long-term career at CIPD, starting in our Customer Services team and moving on to other areas of the business. Indeed, many of our people have done this and enjoy very successful, varied careers at the CIPD. Thank you again for your feedback and I wish you every success in your future career.