So, its your first day in the job as a recruiter. You have everything prepared and when the interview comes, you have mental block! What's a recruiter to do?
Of course, panicking would get you nowhere and one of the things that you should remember is to ask the basic questions in an interview. This blog post entitled 50 COMMON INTERVIEW Q&A explored some basic questions that you, as a recruiter should remember and for the applicants to answer satisfactorily. Here are some questions mentioned in the blog post:
1. Tell me about yourself
2. Why did you leave your last job?
3. What experience do you have in this field?
4. Do you consider yourself successful?
5. What do co-workers say about you?
6. What do you know about this organization?
7. What have you done to improve your knowledge in the last year?
8. Are you applying for other jobs?
9. Why do you want to work for this organization?
10. Do you know anyone who works for us?
Other avenues that should be explored could include the following:
-educational background
-dealing with pressure/stressful situations
-personal goals and aspiration
-career plans
Of course, panicking would get you nowhere and one of the things that you should remember is to ask the basic questions in an interview. This blog post entitled 50 COMMON INTERVIEW Q&A explored some basic questions that you, as a recruiter should remember and for the applicants to answer satisfactorily. Here are some questions mentioned in the blog post:
1. Tell me about yourself
2. Why did you leave your last job?
3. What experience do you have in this field?
4. Do you consider yourself successful?
5. What do co-workers say about you?
6. What do you know about this organization?
7. What have you done to improve your knowledge in the last year?
8. Are you applying for other jobs?
9. Why do you want to work for this organization?
10. Do you know anyone who works for us?
Other avenues that should be explored could include the following:
-educational background
-dealing with pressure/stressful situations
-personal goals and aspiration
-career plans
