Agency Recruiter Mock Interview
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Question 29 of 30
Tell me about a time when you were unsuccessful in filling a job order. How did you handle the situation?
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
Agency Recruiters work with tight deadlines, important client needs, unreliable candidates (at times!), and various circumstances out of their control. In this high-pressure, fast-paced environment, the interviewer wants to know how you react when failures occur or you fall short. Nobody is perfect. Show the interviewer that you get back up and try again, never giving up in the face of perceived failure. The best Agency Recruiters have grit, and the interviewer wants to see that this is a characteristic you possess.
Since this question is posed as a 'tell me about a time when' query, approach your answer using a story-based example using the STAR framework (Situation, Task, Action, Result). This answer framework will allow you to deliver an engaging story that is easy to understand.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"Just last month, I had a client give me 24 hours to fill 10 warehouse picker openings. I was able to fill 8 of the 10; however, the morning of their shift start, 2 of the temps did not show up. I was not thrilled with this 60% success rate; however, I picked up the phone and started calling rather than becoming too discouraged. I had the four open spots filled by the end of the day, and my client was thrilled."
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