I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Actalent in Apr 2024
Interview
The interview process was a 3-stage process. The first being a screening phone call where they let you know about the role, ask about why you applied. From there they will set up a zoom interview, in my experience I had 2 people in leadership on my call. The interview was like any normal interview however it felt like they were pelting me with question after question. It was not conversational more like them asking me the base line questions then interrogating me about my answer. I then was asked to come in for a job shadow interview, it also felt like an interrogation the whole time. A week after the interview I had to reach out to the company to ask about my status, they were very harsh with the feedback of my job shadow, which I felt went great.. they never gave me a clear answer to if I received the job or not. After the call they said we would be in contact. Overall, not a great experience but I did love my recruiter through the process of it all.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Actalent
Interview
1) Phone Screen with Recruiter
2) Onsite meeting with the local director to assess fit
3) Panel interview with team on behavioral interview questions
4) Half-Day shadow with team you may join
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Will ask questions about adversity, stress, fast-paced environment - use STAR method to respond
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Actalent (Burnaby, BC) in Jul 2025
Interview
It was a long interview process that took over a month and consisted 2 phone screens, a zoom meeting and half day in the office. I was really looking forward to trying recruiting so
I was actually pretty excited but alas I did not get an offer. I am pretty skeptical on how good your chances are if you do make it to the half day because I don’t actually think they NEED to hire anyone. My advice would be expect it to be a lengthy process and to give it a 50/50 chance to be hired. Also it had a little bit of gym team/sorority vibe like it seemed like they wanted to keep you out of their clique. It wasn’t a negative experience, it just turned out to be a waste of time and Im still not sure if they were ever actually interested. The one positive experience was the internal recruiter I dear with was extremely nice and professional
And never made me feel uncomfortable. I am going to be less naive when interviewing with other staffing companies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would people who are closest to you describe you?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Actalent (Plymouth Meeting, PA) in Jun 2025
Interview
Very professional and honest - was quick but thorough. I appreciated their transparency and how friendly their interviewers were. They had great communication and were clear on most of their expectations - had to ask lots of questions though.
Recruiter applicants have rated the interview process at Actalent with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Recruiter roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 60 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Actalent overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Actalent as a Recruiter according to 60 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 32%
One on one interview: 24%
Group panel interview: 15%
Background check: 13%
Skills test: 5%
Other: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Personality test: 2%
Drug test: 2%
Presentation: 2%
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