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Many questions revolved around the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) method, which required detailed and structured responses. While this approach is useful for assessing problem-solving and behavioral skills, it felt overly rigorous for the role.
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Technical Sourcing Recruiter

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5★
Feb 16, 2025

Many questions revolved around the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) method, which required detailed and structured responses. While this approach is useful for assessing problem-solving and behavioral skills, it felt overly rigorous for the role.

Give an example of a time you influenced a peer/customer/decision maker to change their mind. What was the situation? How did you handle it? What influence did you impact? What was the outcome? How did you support your influence? Give an example of your hardest client? Give an example of when you did not meet the expectations of a client/manager. What was the situation, how did you handle it, what did you do, what was the result? What would you have changed in the all of the scenario? Give an example where you used data to change a strategy or process? What is your sourcing style? What do you do to find tough candidates? How do you stand out from other recruiters when reaching out to passive candidates? Give an example when you had to have a tough conversation with someone.
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Technical Recruiter/Sourcer

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5★
Nov 17, 2021

Give an example of a time you influenced a peer/customer/decision maker to change their mind. What was the situation? How did you handle it? What influence did you impact? What was the outcome? How did you support your influence? Give an example of your hardest client? Give an example of when you did not meet the expectations of a client/manager. What was the situation, how did you handle it, what did you do, what was the result? What would you have changed in the all of the scenario? Give an example where you used data to change a strategy or process? What is your sourcing style? What do you do to find tough candidates? How do you stand out from other recruiters when reaching out to passive candidates? Give an example when you had to have a tough conversation with someone.

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