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Applicant Phone Screening QuestionsCandidate’s Name: _________________________Today’s Date: ________________Resume Attached: YES ____NO ____Position Title/Location: ____________________________________Good morning (Name), this is (Name) calling from (Name of Company) regarding the resume you submitted to us. I am going to ask you a few questions to better assist you, let’s get started.What prompted you to apply to Arona Corporation?Tell me about yourself?Tell me about your professional experience?What was the reason for leaving your previous job? (Inquire about gaps in employment)What would your co-workers say about you?Do you prefer working in a team environment or by yourself?What can you tell me about our company?Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?Are you applying for positions with other companies?When can you start employment?What are you looking for in salary?Do you consider yourself a team player?How would you be an asset to this company?Why should we choose you for the position?Are you available to work weekends?Are you willing and agree to complete a pre-employment drug test, a background check, references checks, DOT physical and agility test done?YES _______NO _______Thank you (Name) for taking the time to apply. If we have any additional questions we will contact you within the week. If you do not hear back from us we are seeking other candidates. Thanks again and have a great afternoon.Proceed with in-person Interview: YES ______NO _______Reason for not moving forward with applicant:( )Hours/scheduling conflict( )Required job experience( )Previous work history( )Professionalism( )Communication( )Poor attendance/punctuality( )Salary expectationsApplicant Phone Screening Helpful TipsKeep them talking:? Ask job interview questions that keep the candidate talking, such as:?How did you do that? Why so? Please tell me how you made that happen??What were the most important steps you took to make that happen??Such open-ended questions dig beneath a candidate’s initial, pre-planned answers and programmed responses to find out what he or she really did.Take verbatim notes:?I have found that jotting down the word-for-word responses that people provide during interviews is helpful.?When you go back and look at your notes, those verbatim quotes will help you to recall the person’s strengths and weaknesses.Score each candidate:?Create a scorecard for yourself, particularly if you're a?solo interviewer.?For each characteristic, give a candidate a score of 1-4 where 1 is the worst and 4 is the best.?Provide candidates with an overall score using the same 1-4 scoring system.?If you’re interviewing someone for a Sales Representative job you might ask:How many projects did you sell per year in that role?What was the average size of the project you sold?How many other salespeople worked in your division of the company?Where did you rank among those salespeople in sales volume?Tell me about one failure that you had during that job?Who was your direct supervisor?? If I asked him or her for their honest perspective on your strengths and weaknesses, what would he or she likely say?If you’re interviewing someone for a Retail Store Manager job you might ask:What percentage did your same store sales increase or decrease over the previous year?What was the average items sold per transaction at your store?? How did that compare with other stores in your company?Where did your store rank in sales volume as compared to other stores?What was your biggest failure during this job?Who was your direct supervisor?? If I asked him or her for their honest perspective on your strengths and weaknesses, what would he or she likely say?If you’re interviewing someone for an Accounting job you might ask:Which accounting applications are you familiar with?Why do you want/did you want to be an Accountant?Give me examples of the accounting reports you have preparedDescribe any accounting process that you have developed or revisedWhat do you consider to be the biggest challenge facing the accounting profession today?How do you minimize the Risk for errors in your work? ................
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