interview questions

Tips for Conducting an Effective Phone Interview

Phone interviews are invaluable during the hiring process. They can serve as an early stage in the screening process, touch points deeper into the process, and an easy way to connect with candidates. Once candidates are identified on paper as someone who could be interesting, the phone interview is a [...]

2022-06-06T17:58:15-04:00

Candidates Should be Interviewing Companies Too

There is a common misconception that during an interview, only the candidate is being interviewed, when in fact, it should be a two-way street. Often you will hear recruiters compare interviewing to going on dates. Ultimately, the candidate and the company are searching for a “partner” that is suited to [...]

2022-04-27T10:13:52-04:00

Ask a Recruiter: Number One Thing You Should Do in an Interview

We asked our Specialty Chemical Recruiters and Animal Health Recruiters what was one thing to avoid during an interview. See their answers below Prepare ahead of time. Listen to the question being asked, ask a clarifying question if needed, then answer as succinctly as possible. Drive to work hard. What has [...]

2022-03-24T16:29:45-04:00

Soft Skills: What Are They and Why to Consider Them?

First thing is first, what are soft skills? These are personal attributes or traits that people may have. These are often variables that can be used to determine if someone will mesh well with a team or company’s culture. As specialty chemical recruiters, we often dive deep into the soft [...]

2022-03-03T17:41:08-05:00
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