Recruiting Basics
What is the primary goal of a recruiter?
What is identifying and hiring the best candidates for job openings?
This is the process of proactively identifying and attracting potential candidates for a job.
What is candidate sourcing?
The ability to assess a candidate's qualifications and interest in a position, allowing the recruiter to decide if they should move forward in the hiring process, is known as what?
What is phone screen?
Interpersonal skills are sometimes known as "______ skills" which are important for teamwork and communication.
What are soft skills?
What should we always recommend a candidate send directly to us following a final interview?
What is send a thank you note?
A ________ is a pool of potential candidates who may be interested in future job opportunities.
What is Talent Pool or Talent Pipeline?
What is the main goal of passive candidate sourcing?
What is identify and approach individuals who are not actively looking for a job?
"Tell me about a time when you had to resolve a conflict within your team. How did you handle it?" is an example of this type of interview question.
What is a behavioral question?
In what step of the recruitment process does resume screening occur?
What is the INTIAL STAGE?
What step should you take when all sourcing methodologies have been used and no viable candidates have surfaced for the hiring manager?
What is call in SWAT?
Recruiter (fill in the blank) should be added to all JD’s
What is #
This document outlines the responsibilities, qualifications, and expectations for a specific job.
What is the job description?
What should you do to prepare when conducting a virtual interview?
What is:
•Reserve private time and space
•Create a welcoming environment
•Dress professionally
•Present a neutral background
•Eliminate electronic distractions
These main qualities and skills are things you should assess during a phone interview.
What is relevant experience, communication skills, problem-solving ability, cultural fit, and motivation?
A (fill in this blank) is a method to connect with managers (via strategy discussions, debriefs, calibrations, or just over virtual coffee) for an additional push to provide connections and referrals through their networks.
sourcing network
The benefits of having a talent pool or pipeline of candidates in recruiting.
What is reducing time-to-hire, ensuring a steady flow of qualified candidates, or improving the quality of hires?
This method of sourcing is used to create advanced search queries to find specific candidates based on keywords and criteria.
What is Boolean Search?
How should you start off a phone interview if you're wanting to establish rapport with a candidate?
Friendly greeting and brief introduction, explaining the purpose of the call and expressing your interest in the candidate.
______ are teachable abilities or knowledge that can be objectively tested or measured.
What are hard skills?
What are the 4 pillars of diversity?
What is: Gender, Race, Veterans, IWD
Recruiters often reach out to ________ candidates more proactively and engage in a different kind of conversation to pique their interest.
These are considered "creative sourcing strategies" to find hidden talent pools.
What are networking events, social media outlets, and employee referrals?
Name 2 common interviewing mistakes
What is:
-Asking irrelvent questions, being late, being distracted, not taking the time to review the candidate's resume
These are things that recruiters should look for when screening resumes for a job.
What are relevant skills, experience, and qualifications?
Name a few ways to attract diverse talent
What is:
Source from Professional organizations focused on serving diverse populations, Alumni associations, Networking groups, Traditionally black colleges and universities, Women’s colleges and universities