Practice 30 Permanent Staffing Recruiter interview questions covering client development, candidate sourcing, and placement metrics.
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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.
"The bulk of my experience is in staffing for highly commissioned sales roles. I have a great deal of experience finding salespeople who are willing to work without a base pay, with large commission opportunities. When I saw your ad for a recruiter with a specialty in competitive sales placements, I knew I had to apply."

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 interviewer would like to know which industries you are most comfortable working within. You should know, before your interview, if this staffing agency or company focus' on one particular area of staffing, or if they are a generalist firm. Some of the most common areas for permanent recruitment include:
- Sales
- Medical
- IT and Computer Technology
- Accounting
- Office & Clerical
- Engineering

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.
"In my current position, I focus solely on accounting placements. With that said, I did spend about three years as an IT recruiter, placing computer engineers and cloud specialists primarily. I am a well-rounded recruiter, and can take on any project your agency has for me."

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