I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Korn Ferry in Oct 2022
Interview
I was working on an account as a Recruiter for an RPO with a F100 client. A Human Resources Generalist recommended me to transition to Korn Ferry to stay on the account. It started as a typical process. There was a screening call where they asked about my availability to start, compensation expectations, etc. The recruiter that screened me said everything sounded great and set me up for an interview with a VP of the RPO division. This is when it got weird. The VP started with saying that he believes I'm a great recruiter as I came highly recommended and, as such, had no questions for me regarding my recruiting experience. He then spoke about himself for ten minutes and then asked if I had any questions, which of course I did. He couldn't answer a single question and ultimately he admitted he wouldn't be working with the account at all. Keep in mind this was an interview to essentially keep doing what I've been doing for years. I received a call a week later only after reaching out for feedback that they told me they weren't bringing me on with the only reason being compensation, which was cleared during the screening. No counter or inquiry whether I was flexible.
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
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？
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
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 53.9% 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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