Following are most asked Recruitment Interview Questions, Answers and Tips. These sample Recruitment Interview questions are part of normally asked questionnaire.

Recruitment Interview Questions:

How do your find recruitment job?

Recruitment is a job which gives job to people. By this we shape up ones career and also satisfy us that we have provided a job for others.

In a day approximately what is the number of calls you make?

The calls we make depends on the requirement we have and the people available in the market in that area for that position. Approximately we make about 50 calls in a day. Few days with very few calls we will be able to cater the requirements but few days we have make more calls and get the people for the particular requirement form the market.

How do you track your phone calls?

The phones calls which is made is tracked in a particular tracker which will be maintained on a regular basis with their name and contact numbers. Every day the tracker will be updated with the names and the contact number and the status on the candidates by mentioning about their current types of visa, SSN, passport details, contact numbers, email iD and comments. Comments section mentions about the status of the candidate and the same shall be updated as per the latest conversation over the phone.

From your past experience please explain as to how you came up with list of call?

The candidates list can be obtained from various sources like internet by putting ads in websites about the current openings, through network from friends and the previous candidates, the database which will be currently there or the mix of all the three. Head hunting also helps in getting the candidates from various companies. References are another effective way to get people. Portals or jobsites helps in viewing the resume and talking to the people.

What do you feel is the most effective way to find candidates and what percentage could  be assigned to work as per the list of ways you have mentioned?

The most effective way to find candidates is through references and network we build in the industry. Give the percentage as per the work efficiency you have towards each of the ways of recruitment.

Ads in website, Portals or job sites, Head hunting, References, Network, Internal database.

Do you learn more from candidates Face to face interview or you feel its waste of time?

It basically depends on the recruiter as to what is the comfort level and efficiency a recruiter can achieve by having a Telephonic or a face to face interview. There is always a positive and negative aspect to these types of interview. By face to face once can know the genuineness of the candidate and the body language, the fitment of the candidate with in the organization can all be judged. Face to face also will avoid flawless which happens unlike in telephonic interview. In telephonic who is taking the interview will not be know. But at the same time telephonic interview basically minimizes the time and the initial screen can be done in telephonic interview followed by Face to face interview.

What is the usually success rates when compared to face to face interview and telephonic screening on an average?

Face to face interview takes on a priority when compared to telephonic screening. AS Face to face interview involves lot of interactions and on spot you will  be knowing the interest and other key and confidential areas of the candidate. In telephonic screening it is usually the voice is head and the other person talking we do not know whether that person is genuine or not. The success measurement ratio will fall good or positive under face to face interview when compared to telephonic screening.

How would you prefer working on requirements and what all information is required to work on the requirements?

When we start working on the requirements the detail on job descriptions should be given and the client name and the salary details should be very clear.

To work on the requirement one needs to know the details of the clientele, salary structure, time period to source the profiles. Time period required to join, salary range which can be stretched up to, good candidate database and access to portals.

What would you prefer to work on – very hard core tough requirements which pays you ore profits or easy to recruit and fill positions with less incentive?

When this kind of preference or open ended questions are asked you, clearly be open and mention your interest and keens to work on which type of requirements you would be interested to work on. This will also help the employers to know whether you fit in to the requirement or the team you are in. be precise and very clear about your preferences and interests.

How familiar are you with the internet, social networks, communities, forum’s and blogs?

Mention clearly about the networks you have built up from your past experiences and the forums and communities name you are in and how beneficial it has been for you being a part of this and also how you succeeded by recruiting these people using forums and communities. Give a brief about the blogs you came up with and the blogs you created for various positions.

According to you how references work in current industry?

Compared to the other ways of recruitment references works highly as already people working in the company are interested in the company and hence they refer their pervious company colleagues and friends which will in turn help the company to have a very good environment.

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