RECRUITMENT PROCESS INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRE

Objective Question
How comprehensive is the recruitment policy?
HR Infrastructure
How is the recruitment integrated with corporate and business unit planning?
Are alternatives considered before the decision to fill a role is made (job redesign, reassignment of duties, secondments,
Preparation
contractors, better use of technology)?

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

Determine
what’s
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involved in the
role • Are there specific requirements (guidance) in your business unit regarding job
Determine the descriptions?
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team’s needs • Are selection criteria reflective of the generic organizational competencies, include job-
Determine who relevant criteria (as stated in the job description) and future requirements? Are they
you need in regularly reviewed? From your experience, how long
4 does this process take to
the role • What methods do you use in your business unit to determine what functional and
behavioral skills you need in the role (e.g., capability framework, critical incident complete? Are there any difficult
Identify and technique, repertory grid interviews)? parts? Are there any challenges in
work through this stage?
the options: • How are the team’s needs determined in your business unit?
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budget, time, • Are other selection requirements, other than the interview and reference check, relevant
level and to your business unit (e.g., work sample, skill test, assessment centers)?
flexibility
• Is advice available from HR? Does it help?
Know your
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candidates

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 Objective Question

Know the labor • How do business units maintain knowledge about the state of the labor market?
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market • How does HR maintain knowledge about the labor market?

Determine
what’s attractive
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organization • How do you determine attractive or selling points in your business unit? What are the
usual attractive points used in your business unit?
Determine the
9 selling points of
the role From your experience, how long
does this process take to
• Does the recruitment strategy target the largest possible candidate pool? How do complete? Are there any difficult
business units determine where to advertise the position? Are there guidelines parts? Are there any challenges in
regarding the content of the job advertisement? this stage?
Write and place
10 the • Is HR involved in designing the advertisement to ensure that the department’s work is
advertisement promoted in addition to attracting the best candidates?
• Does HR or the business unit maintain a database of external candidates from previous
recruitment actions?

Prepare an
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application kit • Who in your business unit is responsible for overseeing the hiring process for the job
advertised?
Convert interest
• Are there information kits relevant to your business unit?
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applicants

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 Objective Question
Prepare for
13 selection • Is guidance available from the HR?
process

• Is HR involved in the candidate selection process?

• Is there a procedure in place to communicate any skills development needs for HR to
identify in the selection process?
Selection • Do you consider a failure of the recruitment exercise the loss or rejection of offer by the From your experience, how long
14 process preferred candidate? does this process take to
• Describe your candidate ranking process. complete? Are there any difficult
parts? Are there any challenges
• Describe the pre-employment screening process. in this stage?

Induction to
• Describe the process used to bring new employees on board within the organization
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(e.g., first day of employment).
and role

Retain your
16 new staff • Describe the process used to evaluate the performance of all new employees.
member

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