Interview
Questions
Recruiting: Sourcing, Screening and Closing
Practice sourcing for a hard-to-fill role, screening candidates fairly, working with hiring managers, and closing an offer.
Practice these questions directly. An editable copy is yours to change; the original stays unchanged.
Tell me about a hard-to-fill role that drew almost no qualified applicants. What sourcing plan did you build to reach people who were not actively looking?
How do you structure a first screening call so that every candidate you pass to the hiring manager is worth their interview time?
Tell me about a time you had to communicate bad news. How did you handle it?
You have presented your first sourced candidates for a senior role, and the hiring manager turns down all of them as too junior. What would you change in your search before sourcing more people?
In a debrief, two interviewers push to hire a candidate they liked, but their scorecards show little evidence for two of the role's required skills. How would you guide the panel to a fair decision?
A hiring manager says a role has been open far too long and blames your sourcing. How would you use your recruiting data to agree with them on what to change?
Your preferred candidate will accept only if the base salary goes up, but the approved budget allows more equity and no more salary. How would you approach the conversation with the candidate?