General HR / Recruiter interview prep
24 live roles at GenpactSourcing, screening, HR fundamentals and stakeholder management — the HR / talent-acquisition interview for startups and enterprises.
Typical HR / Recruiter interview rounds
- 1 HR fundamentals. Recruitment lifecycle, labour basics and HR policies.
- 2 Sourcing & screening. Boolean search, evaluating resumes, conducting screens.
- 3 Behavioural / situational. Handling difficult hires, conflicts and stakeholders.
- 4 Manager round. Metrics, hiring strategy and culture.
Commonly-asked HR / Recruiter questions
- Walk me through your end-to-end recruitment process.
- How do you source candidates for a hard-to-fill role?
- What is the difference between recruitment and talent acquisition?
- How do you screen a resume in under a minute — what do you look for?
- How do you handle a hiring manager who keeps rejecting your shortlists?
- What recruitment metrics do you track (time-to-hire, offer-acceptance rate, etc.)?
- How do you reduce candidate drop-off during the hiring process?
- How do you conduct a behavioural interview and assess culture fit?