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Interview SOP Guidelines
How long each step of a search really takes, from recruiting and submissions through field travel, corporate interviews and offer approval, so your interview SOP builds in enough time.
Interview SOP Guidelines
How long each step of a search really takes, from recruiting and submissions through field travel, corporate interviews and offer approval, so your interview SOP builds in enough time.
Most employers have an SOP for interviewing/onboarding. If yours doesn’t, get with your team to collaborate on a flow that works best for your organization.
Here are a few universal guidelines that you'll want to consider as you create one for your team.
- Expect your recruiting partner to need 14 - 21 days for recruiting & candidate submissions (the higher the position, the longer they’ll need)
- Provide 1 week + notice to recruiter/selected candidates to schedule interviews
- Allow 2 full days + travel time for 1st round F2F Interview
- Allow 1 - 2 days + travel time for 2nd round F2F Interviews
- Build time in for field travel, video interviews, behavioral assessments, and background checks (where applicable)
- Provide 1 week + notice for finalists, if they need to fly in for corporate interviews. They will need to take off 1+ days of their current job.
- Communicate with Corporate team in advance on offer letter/salary approval. This can easily take 2 - 3 days.
- Expect finalist to take 1 - 2 days to turn in their offer letter acceptance
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Recruiter Scorecard
Score a prospective recruiting partner on ten criteria across hard, soft and fit indicators, with the evidence to ask for on each and a one to ten key for rating them.
Recruiter Checklist
The twelve things to hand your recruiting partner before a search launches, from the job description and territory map to source companies, pay ranges and the names that are off limits.
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