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10 Final Interview Questions to Ask Candidates

4 Corner Resources Staffing Blog

The final interview is one of my favorite parts of the hiring process. I’ll never forget when a candidate flipped the script on me during a last-round interview. But this guy had the skills and experience to back up his self-assuredness, and we’d already talked at length about his strengths during previous interviews.

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You are not in ‘recruitment’. You are in ‘rejection’.

Greg Savage

We think of ourselves as ‘recruiters’ but what is the ratio of candidates we actually do recruit into roles, compared to the number we screen, interview, or even submit? Our industry is obsessed with the number of placements we make (Of course. I have run […].

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Skills-First Hiring: Addressing Common Misconceptions and Resistance

Social Talent

Companies can also implement structured skills assessments and standardized interviews to provide objective measures of candidate abilities. Furthermore, ensuring that assessments are part of a holistic evaluation process – including structured interviews and practical tasks – can further validate their effectiveness.

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Scenario Based Interview Questions: What Are Situational Interview Questions?

Purple CV

Key takeaways: What are scenario-based interview questions? Also known as situational interview questions, these show interviewers how you would handle real job challenges. Why do interviewers use situational interview questions? But when do interviewers ask scenario-based questions?

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Guide to Interview Scorecard with Templates

Recruiter Flow

Of course, ineffective interviews also contribute to this figure! Enter interview scorecards: a structured way to assess candidates, minimize biases, and improve the accuracy of your hiring decisions. What is an Interview Scorecard? To avoid this, maintain an open mind when interviewing candidates.

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8 Key Interview Questions to Ask in the Age of COVID

Glassdoor for Employers

Living and working in the midst of a pandemic has affected everyone, which is why it's so important to adapt your interview questions accordingly. Here are 8 questions to consider adding to your interviews for the foreseeable future. Read more: Behavioral Interviewing Questions and Templates. And where could you improve?

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Interviewer training: SocialTalent content release, with John Vlastelica

Social Talent

How we hire impacts who we hire, and to get the right ‘who’ we must be great at the ‘how’ As a hiring manager or interviewer, it’s vital to have the skills needed to conduct interviews that are tailored for success. We at SocialTalent know the absolute importance of interviewer training. And so much more!

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