Stage 1

Applied

Our team will carefully review your qualifications and experience based upon your application. If your background matches our requirements, we will contact you to discuss the next steps in the hiring process.

Stage 2

Screening Interview

If your application is successful you shall be invited to a prescreening stage as part of the hiring journey. A phone screening call is an initial, short interview conducted over the phone by a member of the team and a job applicant. This occurs early in the hiring process, after a candidate’s application has been reviewed and before in-depth interviews are scheduled.

Purpose of a Phone Screening Call:

Confirm interest in the role and availability
Clarify key qualifications (skills, experience, certifications)
Assess communication skills and professionalism
Discuss logistics, such as:

Availability to start
Right to Work Checks
Salary expectations
Hours available to work

Stage 3

Interview

After a phone screening call, the recruiter evaluates the conversation to determine whether the candidate should move forward in the hiring process.

Here's what typically happens next:

1. Review

The recruitment team reviews notes taken during the call which assess:

Relevance of experience
Communication skills
Cultural and role fit
Salary expectations and availability

2. Consultation with Hiring Manager

A decision is made to:

Advance candidate to the next stage
Keep candidate on hold for future consideration
Politely reject candidate

3. Candidate Notification

If moving forward the recruitment team will contact the candidate to schedule the next interview in person.

If we decide to not move the applicant to the next stages they will receive a rejection email or call with feedback.

Stage 4

Offer Stage

The offer stage is the phase in the recruitment process where the recruitment team formally extend a job offer to the selected candidate. This stage occurs after all interviews, evaluations and hiring team have made a final decision.

The hiring team confirms the candidate selection and offer details (salary, benefits, start date)
The recruitment team will email a written offer to the candidate

The offer is conditional on:

Background checks (DBS/Overseas Police Check)
References
Work eligibility in the UK

Stage 5

Background Checks

Background checks are an extremely important part of the hiring process to verify:

A Candidate's Identity
Employment History/References
Work Eligibility
DBS

All offers are subject to these conditions. Offers will be withdrawn if any of the conditions are not satisfied.

Stage 6

You're Hired!

Congratulations, you have passed the screening stage and officially a member of the Monkey Puzzle team. The hiring manager shall be in touch to arrange your first day and go through your induction.

A contract shall also be issued to you on your first day at the nursery.