Table 2: Interview formats, named practice

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Table 2: Interview formats, named practice

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

In this table:
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


PRIVATE SECTOR SERVICES

FINANCE

 

 

Organisation
(and no. of employees)

Number of interviewers in face-to-face interviews

Phone interview

No. of interviews1

More than one

One

Aon (5,000)

Yes

Yes

Yes

500+

The Broker Network (400)

Yes

No

Yes

100 to 499

Brown Shipley (330)

Yes

Yes

No

50 to 99

Car Care Plan (258)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

Close Premium Finance (200)

Yes

Yes

No

20 to 49

Davenham Group (160)

Yes

Yes

Yes

50 to 99

Dexia Bank Belgium, London Branch (30)

Yes

No

No

10 to 19

Domestic & General Services (320)

Yes

Yes

Yes

50 to 99

Ernst & Young (15,000)

Yes

Yes

Yes

500+

NIBC Bank NV (52)

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

PRUPIM (305)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

Royal Liver Assurance (750)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

Scottish Widows (4,000)

Yes

Yes

Yes

100 to 499

Stonehage (230)

Yes

Yes

Yes

100 to 499

GENERAL SERVICES

Organisation
(and no. of employees)

Number of interviewers in face-to-face interviews

Phone interview

No. of interviews1

More than one

One

Advantage Business Group (180)

Yes

No

Yes

100 to 499

Alpha Health Care (750)

Yes

Yes

Yes

100 to 499

Andrew M Jackson (200)

Yes

Yes

No

10 to 19

Arinso UK (150)

Yes

Yes

Yes

10 to 19

Atkins (400)

Yes

No

Yes

100 to 499

The Barn House Nursing Home (20)

No

No

No

10 to 19

Bezier (900)

Yes

Yes

No

20 to 49

Business Link Kent CIC (101)

Yes

No

Yes

50 to 99

Careers Wales Cardiff and Vale (174)

Yes

No

No

10 to 19

CITB Construction Skills (1,200)

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

Claremont Hospital (120)

Yes

Yes

Yes

10 to 19

CMC Partnership (75)

Yes

Yes

Yes

100 to 499

CPP (1,500)

Yes

No

Yes

500+

Denman Group (300)

Yes

No

Yes

50 to 99

Dickinson Dees (860)

Yes

No

Yes

100 to 499

Fujitsu Siemens Computers (300)

Yes

Yes

Yes

50 to 99

Harrow School (400)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

Hays Specialist Recruitment (4,500)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Not stated

HBS Group (2,500)

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

ICCM (350)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

The Information Centre (250)

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

ISS UK (40,000)

Yes

Yes

No

100 to 499

Liberata (3,050)

Yes

Yes

Yes

100 to 499

The Lowry (200)

Yes

No

Yes

100 to 499

Malden House Residential Care (24)

Yes

Yes

No

Fewer than 10

The Maynard School (68)

Yes

Yes

No

10 to 19

Metering Services (2,800)

Yes

Yes

No

100 to 499

Mildmay Hospital (106)

Yes

No

No

Fewer than 10

NDS (800)

Yes

Yes

Yes

100 to 499

Nuffield Hospitals (8,000)

Yes

Yes

No

500+

OCS (32,000)

Yes

Yes

No

500+

ODL (125)

Yes

Yes

Yes

20 to 49

Office Angels (700)

Yes

Yes

Yes

100 to 499

The Outside Clinic (140)

Yes

No

Yes

50 to 99

Pinnacle PSG (1,450)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

Savills (2,830)

Yes

No

Yes

10 to 19

Slough Estates International (400)

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (2,000)

Yes

Yes

Yes

100 to 499

Testhouse (25)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

Training West Lancashire (138)

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

Vertex Mortgage Services (398)

Yes

Yes

No

100 to 499

Weil, Gotshal & Manges (236)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

William Hill (1,500)

Yes

Yes

Yes

500+

Woodland Grange (85)

Yes

Yes

No

20 to 49

GENERAL SERVICES, NOT-FOR-PROFIT

Organisation
(and no. of employees)

Number of interviewers in face-to-face interviews

Phone interview

No. of interviews1

More than one

One

A1 Housing Bassetlaw (210)

Yes

No

No

10 to 19

Accord Housing Association (602)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

Age Concern England (850)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

The Anthony Nolan Trust (182)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

Archbishops Council (430)

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (126)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

Cancer Research UK (3,500)

Yes

Yes

Yes

500+

Central YMCA (260)

Yes

No

No

10 to 19

Flagship Housing Group (566)

Yes

Yes

No

100 to 499

Greensleeves Homes Trust (620)

Yes

Yes

No

50 to 99

Groundwork North East (2,500)

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

Havens Christian Hospice (200)

Yes

No

Yes

100 to 499

Hereford Diocesan Board of Finance (35)

Yes

No

No

Fewer than 10

Housing21 (2,700)

Yes

Yes

No

100 to 499

Ideal Care (140)

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

King’s Fund (100)

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

Kingston & Wimbledon YMCA (280)

Yes

Yes

No

100 to 499

Kirklees Active Leisure (750)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

London Cyrenians Housing Association (175)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

Nottingham Community Housing Association (790)

Yes

No

No

500+

One Vision Housing (1,974)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

Plan UK (93)

Yes

Yes

Yes

100 to 499

The Princess Alice Hospice (220)

Yes

No

Yes

20 to 49

Raven Housing Trust (150)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

Richmond Fellowship (800)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

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

Yes

No

Yes

100 to 499

St Martin of Tours Housing Association (110)

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

St Wilfrid’s Hospice (140)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

HOTELS AND CATERING

Organisation
(and no. of employees)

Number of interviewers in face-to-face interviews

Phone interview

No. of interviews1

More than one

One

Jarvis Hotels (4,000)

Yes

Yes

Yes

500+

Maybourne Hotel Group (816)

Yes

Yes

Yes

500+

Pontin’s (5,000)

Yes

Yes

Yes

500+

RETAIL AND WHOLESALE

Organisation
(and no. of employees)

Number of interviewers in face-to-face interviews

Phone interview

No. of interviews1

More than one

One

Argos Direct (1,200)

Yes

Yes

Yes

500+

The Co-operative Group (64,000)

Yes

No

Yes

500+

Holland & Barrett Retail (4,200)

Yes

Yes

Yes

500+

Homebase (18,000)

Yes

Yes

Yes

500+

J Rosenthal & Son (202)

Yes

Yes

No

50 to 99

Mackays Stores (3,600)

Yes

Yes

Yes

500+

Manheim Europe (2,000)

Yes

Yes

Yes

500+

Optical Express (2,000)

Yes

Yes

Yes

100 to 499

Pentax UK (85)

Yes

No

Yes

50 to 99

Phones4u (4,106)

Yes

Yes

Yes

50 to 99

Selco Trade Centres (900)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

Shoe Zone (3,000)

Yes

Yes

Yes

100 to 499

University of Teesside Students’ Union (200)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

Woolworths (23,000)

Yes

Yes

Yes

500+

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION

Organisation
(and no. of employees)

Number of interviewers in face-to-face interviews

Phone interview

No. of interviews1

More than one

One

ATW (2,000)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

British Waterways (1,900)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

Connect Distribution Services (450)

Yes

No

Yes

100 to 499

FCM Travel Solutions (550)

Yes

Yes

Yes

100 to 499

Go North East (2,010)

No

Yes

No

20 to 49

Gold Medal Travel (630)

Yes

Yes

Yes

100 to 499

Hutchison Ports (UK) (4,000)

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

NATS (5,000)

Yes

Yes

Yes

500+

Network Rail (30,000)

Yes

No

Yes

500+

Nissin (UK) (75)

Yes

No

No

Fewer than 10

Northern Rail (4,600)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

Optilan (250)

No

Yes

No

100 to 499

Rail Europe (115)

Yes

Yes

No

50 to 99

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

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

Shamrock Travel UK (300)

Yes

Yes

Yes

50 to 99

Smiths News (4,500)

Yes

No

Yes

50 to 99

TNT UK (1,050)

Yes

No

Yes

500+

UPS UK (8,000)

Yes

Yes

Yes

500+

MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION

CHEMICALS AND PHARMACEUTICALS

Organisation
(and no. of employees)

Number of interviewers in face-to-face interviews

Phone interview

No. of interviews1

More than one

One

Bayer (2,000)

Yes

Yes

Yes

100 to 499

Chemence Group (200)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

Eastman Chemical England (240)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

PW Defence (180)

Yes

No

No

10 to 19

Ronseal (245)

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Organisation
(and no. of employees)

Number of interviewers in face-to-face interviews

Phone interview

No. of interviews1

More than one

One

Baggaley Construction (200)

Yes

Yes

No

10 to 19

Keller Ground Engineering (450)

Yes

Yes

No

20 to 49

Stewart Milne Group (1,300)

Yes

No

Yes

100 to 499

Unatrac (75)

Yes

Yes

Yes

50 to 99

ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER

Organisation
(and no. of employees)

Number of interviewers in face-to-face interviews

Phone interview

No. of interviews1

More than one

One

British Nuclear Group Sellafield (9,000)

Yes

No

Yes

500+

ENGINEERING AND METALS

Organisation
(and no. of employees)

Number of interviewers in face-to-face interviews

Phone interview

No. of interviews1

More than one

One

ABB (2,500)

Yes

No

Yes

100 to 499

Dewhurst (135)

Yes

Yes

No

20 to 49

FG Wilson (Engineering) (3,500)

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

Mueller Europe (250)

Yes

Yes

No

100 to 499

Nanjing Automobile Corporation UK (85)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

Outokumpu Stainless Distribution (145)

Yes

No

Yes

50 to 99

Renishaw (1,900)

Yes

Yes

Yes

100 to 499

Stannah Stairlifts (500)

Yes

Yes

Yes

20 to 49

ThyssenKrupp Body Stampings (1,001)

Yes

No

Yes

100 to 499

TRW Automotive (500)

Yes

Yes

No

100 to 499

Wilson Tool (124)

Yes

Yes

No

20 to 49

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

Yes

No

Yes

100 to 499

FOOD, DRINK AND TOBACCO

Organisation
(and no. of employees)

Number of interviewers in face-to-face interviews

Phone interview

No. of interviews1

More than one

One

Cadbury Schweppes (55,000)

Yes

Yes

No

500+

The Glenmorangie Company (360)

Yes

Yes

Yes

50 to 99

Heineken UK (100)

Yes

Yes

No

20 to 49

Lightbody Celebration Cakes (1,000)

Yes

Yes

No

100 to 499

Mars (3,500)

Yes

Yes

Yes

500+

Premier Foods (300)

Yes

Yes

No

20 to 49

Rachel’s Organic (140)

Yes

Yes

Yes

50 to 99

GENERAL MANUFACTURING

Organisation
(and no. of employees)

Number of interviewers in face-to-face interviews

Phone interview

No. of interviews1

More than one

One

AMS Retail Interiors (280)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

Barloworld Scientific (300)

Yes

Yes

No

10 to 19

Doncasters Paralloy (217)

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

FLEXcon Europe (110)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

Hammonds Furniture (900)

Yes

Yes

Yes

100 to 499

McBride (2,500)

Yes

Yes

No

20 to 49

The Morris Furniture Group (970)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

Oberthur Card Systems (475)

Yes

No

Yes

50 to 99

Pall Europe (2,000)

Yes

Yes

Yes

100 to 499

Premier MSS UK (650)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

Prima Dental Group (104)

Yes

Yes

No

20 to 49

Promedics (138)

Yes

No

No

Fewer than 10

Rayovac Europe (150)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

Romarsh (100)

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

Sanmina-SCI (40,000)

Yes

Yes

Yes

100 to 499

Siemens Magnet Technology (650)

Yes

No

Yes

100 to 499

TRB (196)

Yes

Yes

No

10 to 19

UK-NSI (400)

Yes

No

Yes

100 to 499

Universal Products (Lytham) Manufacturing (246)

Yes

Yes

No

50 to 99

Unomedical (300)

Yes

No

Yes

50 to 99

Verna Group Holdings (400)

Yes

No

Yes

100 to 499

Webasto Roof Systems (300)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

PAPER AND PRINTING

Organisation
(and no. of employees)

Number of interviewers in face-to-face interviews

Phone interview

No. of interviews1

More than one

One

InterFlex Scotland (92)

Yes

No

No

10 to 19

SCA Packaging (160)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

PUBLIC SECTOR

FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Organisation
(and no. of employees)

Number of interviewers in face-to-face interviews

Phone interview

No. of interviews1

More than one

One

Adam Smith College (865)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

Bournemouth University (1,400)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

Castle College Nottingham (950)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

The City College (350)

Yes

Yes

Yes

20 to 49

Ealing Hammersmith & West London College (1,200)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

East Berkshire College (800)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

Elmwood College (400)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

Hugh Baird College (580)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

King’s College London (5,000)

Yes

Yes

Yes

100 to 499

Liverpool John Moores University (2,500)

Yes

No

Yes

100 to 499

Motherwell College (520)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise College for Girls (150)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

North Hertfordshire College (500)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

Our Lady’s Catholic College (125)

Yes

No

No

10 to 19

Queen’s University Belfast (3,500)

Yes

No

Yes

500+

University of Birmingham (6,000)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

University of Kent (2,000)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

University of Paisley (1,400)

Yes

No

Yes

100 to 499

LOCAL AUTHORITIES

Organisation
(and no. of employees)

Number of interviewers in face-to-face interviews

Phone interview

No. of interviews1

More than one

One

Aberdeen City Council (1,200)

Yes

No

No

500+

Adur District Council (420)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

Bolton at Home (1,138)

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

Brighton & Hove City Council (8,000)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

Caerphilly County Borough Council (9,000)

Yes

No

No

500+

Cambridge City Council (1,250)

Yes

No

No

10 to 19

Cambridge City Council, City Services Department (600)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

Carrickfergus Borough Council (250)

Yes

No

No

10 to 19

Chester-le-Street District Council (445)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

City of Edinburgh Council (22,000)

Yes

No

No

500+

Coventry City Council (16,500)

Yes

No

Yes

500+

Daventry District Council (400)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council (15,000)

Yes

No

No

500+

East Sussex County Council (17,000)

Yes

Yes

No

500+

Greater London Authority (667)

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

London Borough of Hounslow (5,000)

Yes

No

No

500+

Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council (850)

Yes

No

Yes

50 to 99

Positive Steps Oldham (280)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

Southampton City Council (9,630)

Yes

No

No

500+

Swindon Borough Council (8,500)

Yes

No

No

500+

Teignbridge District Council (700)

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

Wandsworth Borough Council (7,000)

Yes

No

No

500+

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

Organisation
(and no. of employees)

Number of interviewers in face-to-face interviews

Phone interview

No. of interviews1

More than one

One

Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust (5,000)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

Camden Primary Care Trust (1,500)

Yes

No

No

500+

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

Yes

No

No

500+

Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (6,200)

Yes

No

Yes

500+

Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust (2,030)

Yes

No

No

500+

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust (2,000)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

National Blood Service (6,500)

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

NHS Lothian Health Board (27,000)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

South Central SHA (300)

Yes

No

Yes

20 to 49

South Tyneside NHS Primary Care Trust (750)

Yes

No

Yes

100 to 499

Southampton City Primary Care Trust (2,500)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

Whittington Hospital (2,300)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

PUBLIC PROTECTION

Organisation
(and no. of employees)

Number of interviewers in face-to-face interviews

Phone interview

No. of interviews1

More than one

One

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (1,600)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

Essex Probation (513)

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

Health Protection Agency (180)

Yes

No

No

10 to 19

Identity & Passport Service (3,000)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

London Fire Brigade (8,000)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

Scottish Prison Service (4,500)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

Sussex Police (5,000)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES

Organisation
(and no. of employees)

Number of interviewers in face-to-face interviews

Phone interview

No. of interviews1

More than one

One

Advantage West Midlands (320)

Yes

No

No

20 to 49

Connexions Humber (350)

Yes

No

Yes

50 to 99

The Insolvency Service (2,000)

Yes

No

No

50 to 99

John Innes Centre (500)

Yes

No

Yes

50 to 99

Medical Research Council, Clinical Sciences Centre (250)

Yes

No

Yes

100 to 499

National Maritime Museum (450)

Yes

No

Yes

100 to 499

OFGEM (300)

Yes

No

Yes

10 to 19

Southern Education and Library Board (8,297)

Yes

No

No

100 to 499

1. Number of job interviews typically conducted by the employer in any 12-month period.
Source: IRS.

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