Table 2: Interview formats, named practice

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PRIVATE SECTOR SERVICES
Finance
General services
General services, not for profit
Hotels and catering
Retail and wholesale
Transport and communication

MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION
Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Construction
Electricity, gas and water
Engineering and metals
Food, drink and tobacco
General manufacturing
Paper and printing

PUBLIC SECTOR
Further and higher education
Local authorities
National Health Service
Public protection
Other public services

Table 2: Interview formats, named practice

Named practice table, arranged by broad economic sector then specific IRS industries.

Organisation (and no. of employees)

Interview type

Question formats

Structured

Semi-structured

Situational

Competency-based

Behavioural questioning

PRIVATE SECTOR SERVICES

Finance

Aon (5,000)

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

The Broker Network (400)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Brown Shipley (330)

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Car Care Plan (258)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Close Premium Finance (200)

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Davenham Group (160)

No

No

Yes

No

No

Dexia Bank Belgium, London Branch (30)

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Domestic & General Services (320)

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Ernst & Young (15,000)

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

NIBC Bank NV (52)

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

PRUPIM (305)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Royal Liver Assurance (750)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Scottish Widows (4,000)

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Stonehage (230)

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

General services

Advantage Business Group (180)

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Alpha Health Care (750)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Andrew M Jackson (200)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Arinso UK (150)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Atkins (400)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

The Barn House Nursing Home (20)

Yes

No

No

No

No

Bezier (900)

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Business Link Kent CIC (101)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Careers Wales Cardiff and Vale (174)

No

Yes

No

No

No

CITB Construction Skills (1,200)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Claremont Hospital (120)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

CMC Partnership (75)

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

CPP (1,500)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Denman Group (300)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Dickinson Dees (860)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Fujitsu Siemens Computers (300)

No

No

No

Yes

No

Harrow School (400)

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hays Specialist Recruitment (4,500)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

HBS Group (2,500)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

ICCM (350)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

The Information Centre (250)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Intergraph (UK) (104)

Yes

No

No

No

No

ISS UK (40,000)

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Liberata (3,050)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

The Lowry (200)

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Malden House Residential Care (24)

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

The Maynard School (68)

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Metering Services (2,800)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Mildmay Hospital (106)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

NDS (800)

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Nuffield Hospitals (8,000)

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

OCS (32,000)

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

ODL (125)

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Office Angels (700)

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

The Outside Clinic (140)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Pinnacle PSG (1,450)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Savills (2,830)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Slough Estates International (400)

No

No

No

Yes

No

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (2,000)

No

Yes

No

No

No

Testhouse (25)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Training West Lancashire (138)

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Vertex Mortgage Services (398)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Weil, Gotshal & Manges (236)

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

William Hill (1,500)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Woodland Grange (85)

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

General services, not for profit

A1 Housing Bassetlaw (210)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Accord Housing Association (602)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Age Concern England (850)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

The Anthony Nolan Trust (182)

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Archbishops Council (430)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (126)

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Cancer Research UK (3,500)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Central YMCA (260)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Flagship Housing Group (566)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Greensleeves Homes Trust (620)

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Groundwork North East (2,500)

Yes

No

No

No

No

Havens Christian Hospice (200)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Hereford Diocesan Board of Finance (35)

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Housing21 (2,700)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Ideal Care (140)

No

No

No

Yes

No

King’s Fund (100)

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Kingston & Wimbledon YMCA (280)

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Kirklees Active Leisure (750)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

London Cyrenians Housing Association (175)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Nottingham Community Housing Association (790)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

One Vision Housing (1,974)

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Plan UK (93)

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

The Princess Alice Hospice (220)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Raven Housing Trust (150)

Yes

No

No

No

No

Richmond Fellowship (800)

Yes

No

No

No

No

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (1,600)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

St Martin of Tours Housing Association (110)

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

St Wilfrid’s Hospice (140)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Hotels and catering industry

Jarvis Hotels (4,000)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Maybourne Hotel Group (816)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pontin’s (5,000)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Retail and wholesale

Argos Direct (1,200)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

The Co-operative Group (64,000)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Holland & Barrett Retail (4,200)

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Homebase (18,000)

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

J Rosenthal & Son (202)

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Mackays Stores (3,600)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Manheim Europe (2,000)

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Optical Express (2,000)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Pentax UK (85)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Phones4u (4,106)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Selco Trade Centres (900)

Yes

No

No

No

No

Shoe Zone (3,000)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

University of Teesside Students’ Union (200)

Yes

No

No

No

No

Woolworths (23,000)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Transport and communication industry

ATW (2,000)

Yes

No

No

No

No

British Waterways (1,900)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Connect Distribution Services (450)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

FCM Travel Solutions (550)

No

Yes

No

No

No

Go North East (2,010)

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Gold Medal Travel (630)

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Hutchison Ports (UK) (4,000)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

NATS (5,000)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Network Rail (30,000)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Nissin (UK) (75)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Northern Rail (4,600)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Optilan (250)

No

Yes

No

No

No

Rail Europe (115)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Sainsbury Supply Chain (Distribution Centre) (1,000)

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Shamrock Travel UK (300)

No

No

Yes

No

No

Smiths News (4,500)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

TNT UK (1,050)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

UPS UK (8,000)

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION

Chemicals and pharmaceuticals

Bayer (2,000)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Chemence Group (200)

No

Yes

No

No

No

Eastman Chemical England (240)

Yes

No

No

No

No

PW Defence (180)

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Ronseal (245)

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Construction industry

Baggaley Construction (200)

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Keller Ground Engineering (450)

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Stewart Milne Group (1,300)

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Unatrac (75)

No

Yes

No

No

No

Electricity, gas and water

British Nuclear Group Sellafield (9,000)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Engineering and metals

ABB (2,500)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Dewhurst (135)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

FG Wilson (Engineering) (3,500)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Mueller Europe (250)

Yes

No

No

No

No

Nanjing Automobile Corporation UK (85)

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Outokumpu Stainless Distribution (145)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Renishaw (1,900)

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Stannah Stairlifts (500)

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

ThyssenKrupp Body Stampings (1,001)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

TRW Automotive (500)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Wilson Tool (124)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Wood Group Engineering (North Sea) (3,500)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Food, drink and tobacco

Cadbury Schweppes (55,000)

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

The Glenmorangie Company (360)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Heineken UK (100)

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Lightbody Celebration Cakes (1,000)

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Mars (3,500)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Premier Foods (300)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Rachel’s Organic (140)

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

General manufacturing

AMS Retail Interiors (280)

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Barloworld Scientific (300)

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Doncasters Paralloy (217)

No

Yes

No

No

No

FLEXcon Europe (110)

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Hammonds Furniture (900)

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

McBride (2,500)

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

The Morris Furniture Group (970)

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Oberthur Card Systems (475)

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Pall Europe (2,000)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Premier MSS UK (650)

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Prima Dental Group (104)

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Promedics (138)

Yes

No

No

No

No

Rayovac Europe (150)

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Romarsh (100)

Yes

No

No

No

No

Sanmina-SCI (40,000)

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Siemens Magnet Technology (650)

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

TRB (196)

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

UK-NSI (400)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Universal Products (Lytham) Manufacturing (246)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unomedical (300)

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Verna Group Holdings (400)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Webasto Roof Systems (300)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Paper and printing

InterFlex Scotland (92)

No

No

No

Yes

No

SCA Packaging (160)

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

PUBLIC SECTOR

Further and higher education

Adam Smith College (865)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bournemouth University (1,400)

Yes

No

No

No

No

Castle College Nottingham (950)

No

No

No

Yes

No

The City College (350)

No

No

No

Yes

No

Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College (1,200)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

East Berkshire College (800)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Elmwood College (400)

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Hugh Baird College (580)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

King’s College London (5,000)

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Liverpool John Moores University (2,500)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Motherwell College (520)

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise College for Girls (150)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

North Hertfordshire College (500)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Our Lady’s Catholic College (125)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Queen’s University Belfast (3,500)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

University of Birmingham (6,000)

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

University of Kent (2,000)

No

Yes

No

No

No

University of Paisley (1,400)

Yes

No

No

No

No

Local authorities

Aberdeen City Council (1,200)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Adur District Council (420)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Bolton at Home (1,138)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Brighton & Hove City Council (8,000)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Caerphilly County Borough Council (9,000)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cambridge City Council (1,250)

Yes

No

No

No

No

Cambridge City Council, City Services Department (600)

Yes

No

No

No

No

Carrickfergus Borough Council (250)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Chester-le-Street District Council (445)

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

City of Edinburgh Council (22,000)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Coventry City Council (16,500)

Yes

No

No

No

No

Daventry District Council (400)

Yes

No

No

No

No

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council (15,000)

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

East Sussex County Council (17,000)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Greater London Authority (667)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

London Borough of Hounslow (5,000)

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council (850)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Positive Steps Oldham (280)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Southampton City Council (9,630)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Swindon Borough Council (8,500)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Teignbridge District Council (700)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Wandsworth Borough Council (7,000)

No

No

No

Yes

No

National Health Service

Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust (5,000)

No

Yes

No

No

No

Camden Primary Care Trust (1,500)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust (4,000)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (6,200)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust (2,030)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust (2,000)

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Medical Research Council – Clinical Sciences Centre (250)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

National Blood Service (6,500)

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

NHS Lothian Health Board (27,000)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

South Central SHA (300)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

South Tyneside NHS Primary Care Trust (750)

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Southampton City Primary Care Trust (2,500)

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Whittington Hospital (2,300)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Public protection

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (1,600)

Yes

No

No

No

No

Essex Probation (513)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Health Protection Agency (180)

Yes

No

No

No

No

Identity & Passport Service (3,000)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

London Fire Brigade (8,000)

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Scottish Prison Service (4,500)

No

No

No

Yes

No

Sussex Police (5,000)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Other public services

Advantage West Midlands (320)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Connexions Humber (350)

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

The Insolvency Service (2,000)

No

No

No

Yes

No

John Innes Centre (500)

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

National Maritime Museum (450)

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

OFGEM (300)

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Southern Education and Library Board (8,297)

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Source: IRS.

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