Phone Interviewing Best Practices
Technology & Tools
Legal & Ethical Considerations
Punny Word Play!
200

How can you assess if a candidate will be a cultural fit during a phone interview?

By asking questions related to their values, teamwork, and work environment preferences.

200
This software system is used for recruitment and hiring processes. 

What is an ATS system?

200

_____ & _____ refers to creating a workplace that values and includes people from diverse backgrounds and promotes fairness, equal opportunity, and innovation.

What is diversity & inclusion?

200

What do you call a bear with no teeth?

What is a gummy bear?

400

Name a follow-up action that recruiters should take after a phone interview. 

What is an Email with information on the next steps in the process?

400
These are some ways one might use social media platforms for sourcing and recruiting.

What are job postings, searching for potential candidates, and engaging with professionals in the industry?

400
To avoid ________ during the hiring process, recruiters should focus on job-related qualifications and following EEO laws. 

What is discrimination?

400

Why don't scientists trust atoms?

What is because they make up everything?

600

How can you probe deeper into a candidate's answers during a phone interview to uncover valuable information?

What are follow up questions?

600

Name one online platform commonly used for candidate sourcing. 

What is Indeed or LinkedIn?

600

The law prohibits recruiters from asking questions related to these protected characteristics.

What are age, gender, race, religion, and disability?

600

I am not alive, but I can grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?

What is fire?

800

Explain the importance of providing feedback to candidates after a phone interview.

What is enhancing the candidate experience?
800

What are some benefits of using video interviewing tools in the recruitment process?

Save time, enable asynchronous interviews, and provide a more comprehensive view of candidate's communication skills and professionalism. 

800

To ensure a fair and _______ phone interview process, recruiters should use a standardized interview guide, avoid personal biases, and evaluate candidates based on job-related criteria.

What is unbiased?

800

What starts with a "P", ends with an "E", and has thousands of letters?

What is a post office?

1000

What are the key documents or materials you should have in front of you during a phone interview?

What is a resume, job description, and interview template?

1000

Name some advantages to having pre-made email templates.

What is efficiency and time saving?

1000

When can a recruiter ask a candidate about their criminal history during a phone interview?

What is never?

1000

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

What is the letter "M"?