HM Prison and Probation Service interview questions
Updated 6 May 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 3%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 3%In personIn person
Interview search
46 interviews
HM Prison and Probation Service interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at HM Prison and Probation Service as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Prison Officer and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Prison Officer and roles were rated as the easiest.
- Common stages of the interview process at HM Prison and Probation Service according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Personality test: 20%
Background check: 20%
Drug test: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
- Prison Officer(72) ;
- Probation Officer(50) ;
- Probation Service Officer (PSO)(27) ;
- Case Administrator(25) ;
- Probation Service Officer(12) ;
- Administrative Assistant(6) ;
- Operational Support Grade (OSG)(6) ;
- PQIP Probation Trainee(6) ;
- Business Administrator(5) ;
- Programme Facilitator(5) ;
- Senior Probation Officer(5) ;
- Administrative Officer(4) ;
- Officer(4) ;
- Approved Premises Residential Worker(3) ;
- Civil Servant(3) .