Calculated Hire Recruiter interview questions

I had three phone interviews and then had my final interview in the office. The interviews were overall casual and allowed me to get to know the company well, but also have the company get to know me. I was able to get all of my questions answered and felt very supported by the company throughout the interview process. The entire process lasted about three weeks!

The representative who shall remain unnamed reached out to me for a position as a contract recruiter for a very large organization in Austin. You can tell this was her first recruiting job because she only asked questions off her paper and would ask the same thing over and over. I have 8 years of corporate recruiting experience in a full cycle and sourcing model environment. In addition to the corporate recruiter roles I’ve done, I have one title on my resume as a sourcing specialist. She told me that position would be a red flag to the hiring manager. My response was, “you realize that is the same thing as a recruiter only you don’t interact as much with key stakeholders, right?” She insisted it was too different. Then she wanted to set up a video interview the same day, which was fine, but when we connected she asked the exact same questions she asked me a few hours earlier on the phone. It was a total waste of time. Lastly, I don’t think she knew the difference between a bill rate and a pay rate for a contractor. She told me two different things, then said I was out of salary range. I withdrew my application. I would not want someone like this representing me now or ever down the road. Very inexperienced in my eyes.