I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Korn Ferry (Chicago, IL) in Jan 2022
Interview
Very long interview process, at least 4 to 6 separate interviews to complete a very long, drawn out process. Everyone I spoke to was nice and professional. It was apparent from the beginning that no one only works 40 hours a week here. The comp and benefits described were what most would consider elite tier, but it would be coming at the price of 50-60 hour weeks.
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I was asked about my qualifications, mostly open ended questions about experience and what I had done. No behavioral or scenario based questions.
Felt like the interviewer was busy and didn't want to be there.
Told me they have a strict budget for this role (very low and pretty unliveable) - if there is a strict budget why is this not added to the job ad, it wastes both the interviewer and interviewee's time.
Told me they would get back to me and never did.
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General Qs on background and communicating with senior stakeholders in all countries
It was a great experience. The briefing was very thorough, and they were very professional, they have asked your experience, including specific examples and a time you faced failure? What did you learn from that experience？
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Your experience, including specific examples and a time you faced failure? What did you learn from that experience?
All are professional from initial interview up to final interview. On time, friendly atmosphere and feedback was received on the time they promised, great office environment and assisted candidates all throughout the process.
Recruiter applicants have rated the interview process at Korn Ferry with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 51% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Recruiter roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 35 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Korn Ferry overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Korn Ferry as a Recruiter according to 35 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 26%
One on one interview: 24%
Skills test: 12%
Background check: 12%
Personality test: 9%
Group panel interview: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Presentation: 3%
Other: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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