PRESCREEN QUESTIONS

Prescreens should be quick and to the point. During this time, you are covering a few key questions to determine if you will move the candidate to next steps. Below is a list of prescreen questions.

• Are you open to new opportunities?

This question depends on the situation. If you are calling a candidate off of a recent resume you found, its best to just assume that the candidate is still open to new opportunities.

• Are you authorized to work for any employer in the United States?  

Depending on the job you are recruiting for you may find it beneficial to add this question to your prescreen.

• Are you looking for contract or direct hire opportunities?

You want to make sure that the candidate you are speaking with will be open to a contract/direct hire opportunity. Its vary rare that we see someone in a direct hire role who would be open to leaving for a contract position.

• Ok with position location?

You want to ensure that the opportunity is in an acceptable location for the candidate.

• What are you targeting for compensation?

Just because a candidate’s target compensation may be different from what the opportunity offers does not mean that it’s have a deal breaker, they just need to be in the ballpark.

• What are you looking for in your next role?

This question is geared to ensuring that the opportunity you are presenting is in line with what the candidate wants to do. 

It’s important to remember that if you receive an answer that does not align with what your opportunity has to offer that you do not immediately rule out that candidate. In many cases, we can overcome these differences by simply digging in a little deeper and figuring out what the underlying reason is behind the answer the candidate provided.