Recruiter Question:

☛ Walk me through the steps you took recently to identify and attract high-performing candidates.
☛ Here’s a blank sheet of paper. Please draw your current organization chart and your place on it.
☛ Tell me about the actions you took to recruit a high-level engineering (or sales, or marketing, or finance) executive to your organization.
☛ Tell me about a time when social media sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram didn’t work for you.
☛ Tell me about your experiences with LinkedIn … when it worked well for you and when it did not.
☛ Tell me about a recent time you prioritized candidates to enable the manager to make an informed hiring decision.
☛ Give me an example of a key hire you made who affected the bottom line of the business.
☛ Tell me about a time when you had to sell a candidate on the job.
☛ Describe a situation when you struggled to support a particularly demanding hiring manager.
☛ Tell me about a time you developed a workable relationship with an indecisive manager.
☛ Give me specific examples of junior recruiters who’ve grown and developed as a result of your coaching.
☛ Walk me through an experience you’ve had when your top candidate received a competing offer that was more money than yours.
☛ Describe your biggest recruiting mistake, the impact it had on the business, and what you learned from it.
☛ Walk me through the steps you take in checking candidate references.
☛ Describe the steps you’ve taken to build a pipeline of promising performers.
☛ Tell me about a time when you had to keep a promising candidate interested in your organization even when you didn’t have a specific opportunity for them.