Food Service Manager Mock Interview
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Question 7 of 30
If you needed to hire a new food service representative in less than one week, what would be your strategy?
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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.
"If I needed to hire in less than one week, I would spend my time actively calling job seekers who applied to any open positions over the past 30 days. I believe that starting with candidates who have already shown an interest in the company is taking the path of least resistance and will garner the fastest positive result."
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.
The hiring authority would like to chat with you regarding your approach to recruitment and selection. In this question, the interviewer presents a situation where you hypothetically need to act quickly and wisely. Discuss what you would do if you need to hire someone in less than one week. Be sure to show that you would exercise discernment rather than engage the first person available.
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.
"I take pride in my ability to ask the right questions, and discern who I feel will be a hard worker, reliable, and will stay for the long term. Traditionally, I put out job ads on platforms such as Indeed. However, if given just one week, I would start a 'referrals' contest with my current team. The first person to refer a friend who is hired, would receive a 100 bonus. This incentive would be fun, and studies show that referrals often stay longer and work harder."
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Work with HR to set up as many interviews as possible.
Determine the best candidate during the interview, really dive in and ask follow-up questions to get a better feel for the candidates. Not because you are rush hiring you don't want to hire the wrong person, invest in training, and it does not work out.
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This is a strong start, but I suggest indicating where you'd go to find candidates to interview (after all, you can't actually assume that folks are waiting in the wings for an interview opportunity!) For example, would you post on social media or a job board? Hang a sign out front? I suggest specifically naming how you would find candidates to interview.
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