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Staffing Manager Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Staffing Manager interview, here are 35 interview questions and answer examples.

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Tell me about a time when you had to manage multiple staffing projects at once. How did you prioritize your time to ensure success with every project?

It is commonplace for staffing managers to be working on several projects at one time. This can include multiple recruitment efforts and the development of different training programs for staff. In asking this question, your interviewer is ideally looking to hear that you can multitask with effectiveness and stay organized in all of the work that you would be doing for their organization. As you answer, try to give examples of how you have prioritized your work in the past. If possible, talk about the methods you use to stay on track. As well, don't hesitate to talk about a time when you had too much work on your plate, and you had to involve others. This will give your interviewer a good sense that you know when to ask for assistance.

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35 Staffing Manager Interview Questions & Answers

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  • Behavioral

    1. Tell me about a time when you had to manage multiple staffing projects at once. How did you prioritize your time to ensure success with every project?

  • Behavioral

    2. Tell me about a time when you implemented recruiting metrics into your work. What metrics did you use?

  • Behavioral

    3. Tell me about a time when you built rapport quickly with someone under difficult conditions.

  • Behavioral

    4. As our next Staffing Manager, what experience would you bring in handling employee discipline. What are key things involved in ensuring that employee discipline is fair and just?

  • Behavioral

    5. Tell me about a time when you had to tell a hiring manager that they had a very difficult to fill role. How did you handle that situation?

  • Communication

    6. How would you rate your written communication skills? Why are written skills important for a successful Staffing Manager?

  • Discovery

    7. What would you say you like least about being a Staffing Manager?

  • Discovery

    8. Why is attention to detail so important in the work of a Staffing Manager? How can you bring this skill to our team?

  • Discovery

    9. We have the full expectation that our next Staffing Manager will be a great communicator that is well respected. Do others respect you and listen to you?

  • Discovery

    10. If offered this role as our next Staffing Manager, do you have any salary expectations?

  • Discovery

    11. When do you give positive feedback to people? Tell me about the last time you did.

  • Discovery

    12. What was the most useful criticism you ever received during your career in recruitment and staffing?

  • Discovery

    13. If hired as our next Staffing Manager, what can we expect from you in the first 90 days on the job?

  • Discovery

    14. Talk about the last mistake you made on the job. What did you learn from ?

  • Discovery

    15. Why are you looking to leave your current employer?

  • Discovery

    16. What is your greatest strength? How does it help you as a Staffing Manager?

  • Discovery

    17. As a Staffing Manager, what do you believe is your best asset that you could bring to our team?

  • Discovery

    18. Why are you the best Staffing Manager that we can hire at our organization?

  • Discovery

    19. What has led you and motivated you up to this point in your career as a Staffing Manager?

  • Discovery

    20. As our next Staffing Manager, how would you keep organized and stay on track of all of your work so that it gets done on time?

  • Discovery

    21. If hired as our next Staffing Manager, how comfortable are you in making quick decisions on the job? If possible, give me an example of a time you had to do just this.

  • Experience

    22. What employee background screenings are you familiar with and what role did you play in coordinating them in previous roles?

  • Experience

    23. If hired as our next Staffing Manager, would you be comfortable speaking in front of large groups of people?

  • Experience

    24. What experience in leading staff training would you bring to our team as our next Staffing Manager?

  • Experience

    25. In our industry, having a solid candidate pipeline is important. How would you go about developing a great candidate pipeline as our next Staffing Manager?

  • Experience

    26. Talk about a time you gave feedback to a hiring manager. Why was the feedback necessary and how did you approach the conversation with them?

  • Leadership

    27. If hired on our team as a Staffing Manager, how would you help impact the overall engagement of your team?

  • Management

    28. What overall experience in managing a team of individuals would you bring to our organization as our next Staffing Manager?

  • Technical

    29. As our next Staffing Manager, talk about your candidate dispositioning philosophies and why they would be important in our industry?

  • Technical

    30. Do you see any difference between staffing and recruiting within an organization?

  • Technical

    31. We expect our next Staffing Manager to have a strong focus on employee retention strategies. What do you feel are one or two of the best retention strategies to implement in our organization?

  • Technical

    32. If hired as our next Staffing Manager, what do you think are the two or three keys roles you will play within the organization?

  • Technical

    33. What has been your best experience in recruitment and staffing during your career? How can that experience benefit you in our role as a Staffing Manager?

  • Technical

    34. How do you stay current on changes in the staffing and HR field?

  • Technical

    35. What HR software have you worked with in the past?