RECRUITMENT PROCESS INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRE

Objective Question

Define the HR How comprehensive is your recruitment policy?

Infrastructure.
How is recruitment integrated with corporate and business unit planning?

Prepare for the process. Are alternatives considered before the decision to fill a role is made (job
redesign, reassignment of duties, secondments, contractors, better use of
technology)?

1 Know your Does the staff understand the team implications of the higher-level HR strategy
business. and workforce plan? Is there any guidance?

2 Determine what’s • Are there specific requirements In your experience, how long
required of a (guidance) in your business unit regarding does this process take to
person in the role. job descriptions? complete? Are there any
challenges associated with this
• Are selection criteria reflective of the
3 Determine the process?
generic organizational competencies,
team’s needs and including job-relevant criteria (as stated in
who you need in the job description) and future
the role. requirements? Are they regularly
reviewed?
4 Identify and work
through the • What methods do you use in your
options: budget, business unit to determine what functional
time, level and and behavioral skills you need in the role?
flexibility. • How are the team’s needs determined in
your business unit?
5 Know your
candidates. • Are additional selection requirements,
other than the interview and reference
check, relevant to your business unit
(e.g., work sample, skill test, assessment
center)?
• Is advice available from HR? Does it
help?

6 Know the labor • How do business units maintain In your experience, how long
market. knowledge about the state of the labor does this process take to
market? complete? Are there any
challenges associated with this
• How does HR maintain knowledge about
process?
the labor market?

7 Determine what’s • How do you determine what is attractive

attractive about about your business unit?
your organization
and the selling
points of the role.

8 Write and place the • Does the recruitment strategy target the

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 Objective Question

advertisement. largest possible candidate pool? How do

business units determine where to
advertise the position? Are there
guidelines regarding the content of the job
advertisement?
• Is HR involved in design of the
advertisement to ensure that the
department’s work is promoted and that
the best candidates are targeted?
• Does HR or the business unit maintain a
database of external candidates from
previous recruitment actions?

9 Prepare an • Who in your business unit is responsible

application kit. for overseeing the hiring process for the
job advertised?
10 Convert interest • Are there information kits relevant to your
into quality business unit?
applicants.

11 Prepare for the • Is guidance available from HR? In your experience, how long
selection process. does this process take to
complete? Are there any
12 Perform the • Is HR involved in the candidate selection challenges associated with this
selection process. process? process?
• Is there a procedure in place to
communicate any skills development
needs for HR to identify in the selection
process?
• Do you consider the loss of or rejection of
an offer by the preferred candidate a
failure of the recruitment exercise?
• Describe your candidate ranking process.
• Describe the pre-employment screening
process.

13 Introduce the new • Describe the process used to bring new

hire to the employees on board within the
organization and organization.
their role.

14 Retain the new • Describe the process used to evaluate

staff member. the performance of all new employees.

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