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Temporary Staffing Recruiter Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Temporary Staffing Recruiter interview, here are 30 interview questions and answer examples.

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What questions do you have for me?

It's always a great idea to have questions ready for the interviewer. Since you are interviewing for a recruiter role, this is an excellent opportunity to show the hiring authority that you have insightful questions! Review the company website and other online resources to ensure the queries you have are not mundane, or redundant. The last thing an interviewer wants to hear is a list of items you could have found the answers for from merely watching a video on their company site!

Here are some sample questions:

- When would you like to have this position filled?
- How long has this role been vacant?
- Is this a replacement search or a newly created role?
- What is your favorite part about working here?
- What is the company's primary goal for this position in the next 12 months?
- Is there anything from my background and experience that I can clarify for you?
- What do you see as the most significant change in this industry over the past three years?
- Is there any reason why you would not hire me?

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30 Temporary Staffing Recruiter Interview Questions & Answers

Below is a list of our Temporary Staffing Recruiter interview questions. Click on any interview question to view our answer advice and answer examples. You may view six answer examples before our paywall loads. Afterwards, you'll be asked to upgrade to view the rest of our answers.

  • Ask The Interviewer

    1. What questions do you have for me?

  • Behavioral

    2. What approach do you take when telling a candidate that they did not get the job?

  • Competency

    3. How would you make an average candidate appear more attractive to a client?

  • Competency

    4. Do you consider yourself a persuasive person?

  • Competency

    5. What is your most successful strategy in attracting new candidates for your clients' temporary positions?

  • Competency

    6. Walk me through your process after receiving a new job order.

  • Competency

    7. When interviewing a temp candidate, what is the most important question you could ask?

  • Customer Service

    8. How do you maintain relationships with your clients?

  • Diligence

    9. How often do you look for opportunities to approach potential new clients?

  • Experience

    10. Tell me about your experience in terminations.

  • Experience

    11. Do you have experience using an ATS? Which applicant tracking systems do you know best?

  • Experience

    12. Recruitment requires a lot of selling. Do you have any sales training?

  • Experience

    13. Why would a client prefer to hire a temp over a permanent employee?

  • Experience

    14. In which industry are you best versed, when it comes to temporary staffing needs?

  • Job Satisfaction

    15. What could your current employer do for you that would have prevented you from looking for a job?

  • Job Satisfaction

    16. How do you like to be recognized for your accomplishments?

  • Performance

    17. Name one thing you could improve in your process, as a Temporary Recruiter.

  • Performance

    18. How is your recruitment performance measured in your current role?

  • Performance

    19. What is your current temp-to-hire ratio?

  • Performance

    20. Which technology and tools you do lean on most often during your day?

  • Problem Solving

    21. When have you had to shift your priorities in response to sudden changes?

  • Problem Solving

    22. When a problem requires a quick solution, how do you respond?

  • Salary

    23. Are you comfortable being paid on a 100% commission basis?

  • Scenario Based

    24. Tell me about a time when you had to make a decision without all the information you needed.

  • Scenario Based

    25. Tell me about a time when you were unsuccessful in filling a job order. How did you handle the situation?

  • Scenario Based

    26. What would you do if a client asked something unethical of you?

  • Stress

    27. Temporary staffing can be highly frustrating at times. How do you cope with the fact that you are always putting out fires?

  • Stress

    28. What do you believe to be the most significant change in recruitment this year?

  • Teamwork

    29. Do you like being around people?

  • Teamwork

    30. When was the last time you contributed to a team effort and what was your role?