Interviewing and assessing
Candidate Submission Checklist
Fifteen things to ask your recruiter to send with every resume, from travel and non-compete status to their own opinion of the candidate, so each submission arrives complete.
Candidate Submission Checklist
Fifteen things to ask your recruiter to send with every resume, from travel and non-compete status to their own opinion of the candidate, so each submission arrives complete.
Set your expectations up front with your recruiter, so that you're getting everything you need, on each candidate, in one simple step. Share this list with your recruiter and ask them to provide this information alongside each submitted resume.
- Up to date resume
- Link to LinkedIn profile
- Current travel and overnights
- Current employment status
- Transition notes on any employer changes in last 10 years
- Motive for considering positions
- Candidate concerns (if applicable)
- Earnings history for last three years (optional)
- Stack ranking for last 5 years (if applicable)
- Interest level (1-10)
- Non-compete status (if applicable)
- Availability to interview with blackout dates
- All notes on candidate that would help me better understand his/her background and fit for this position
- Your (recruiting partner’s) opinion of the candidate
- Sense of urgency, if the candidate is interviewing with other companies
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Interview Question Guide
Interview questions for individual contributors and for sales leaders, each with the reason to ask it and what to listen for in the answer, grouped by hard, soft and fit indicators.
Interview Scorecard
A weighted scorecard for rating a candidate on sixteen hard, soft and fit indicators across two interviews, with importance values, a worked example and a score key to read the result.
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