As a recruiter, I am responsible for interviewing candidates for different positions. Interviewing is a key piece of what I do. Interviews can be over the phone, in person as well as virtual. And the amount of time I spend with a candidate varies from 15 minutes to 60 minutes. My goal is to learn more about their background and experience so that the manager has more insights than just a resume.

When I was doing high volume recruiting, I could conduct 5 to 10 interviews a day (over the phone). I am also reviewing resumes, scheduling interviews, and making offers.

A breakdown of my typical day

• Sourcing new resumes from job boards and LinkedIn
• Contacting the candidates you sourced by phone, email, or direct message
• Reviewing resumes that applied to the career site
• Scheduling phone interviews
• Scheduling hiring manager interviews
• Conducting phone interviews
• Answering questions from candidates
• Updating candidates on their status
• Extending offers
• Creating job postings
• Meetings with hiring managers
• Conducting background checks
• Confirming interviews or start dates with candidates
• Reporting on KPIs to leadership

Pros

• The ability to learn about different departments and roles. You really get to know the business.
• Multiple career paths – internal corporate recruiter, staffing recruiter, executive recruiter, tech recruiter
• Skills are transferable to other departments within a business
• Build strong interpersonal communication as well as technology acumen
• Staffing and Executive Recruiting can make a lot of money through commission
• Able to be an independent recruiter or start your own business

Cons

• Stressful job – you are the middle man between a candidate and hiring manager.
• Candidates and hiring managers can be mean
• Candidates can ghost you in the interview process
• You do not always have a reason why a hiring manager says no to a candidate and the candidate wants to know why.
• Long hours especially if you are commission-based (when I was in staffing I worked up to 60-70 hours a week)
• In staffing, the relationship with the company and hiring manager is not always solid and you may not get the right information about a role.

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