The Recruiting Effectiveness Questionnaire Now that you have joined our firm, you are in a unique position to further help us build a winning team. Please be frank and help us to improve our recruiting processes and bring in more top talent by answering the following questions. A. Improving The Process How did you learn about this job? What source or recruiting tool convinced you to apply?
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2. What part of the recruiting and hiring process worked best or impressed you most? Explain why for each.
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2. What part of the recruiting process needs improvement, or made you uncomfortable? Explain why for each.
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2. What were the final determining factors that convinced you to accept our offer?
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3. B. Other Firms You Considered What other firms did you seriously consider? Please list in descending order of your interest.
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3. What other firms made you offers? How did those offers differ from ours? (Can we have a copy of your other offer letters?) Firm? Superior elements of their offer?
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2. C. Will you help us identify others like you? Who else should we recruit from your former firm? State their job and strengths Please list in descending order of their value as recruits. A referral bonus may be paid to you if they are hired within six months.
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5. Will you help us recruit them? Put a “yes” or “no by each name above. What other employees “look good on the surface” at your former firm, but wouldn’t be a fit here?
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3. D. Other What are the best business and technical practices at your former firm? Please list in descending order of importance. (This is an optional question, if your attorneys approve it.)
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The Next Step: What Should You Do With the Information? After the new hire completes the new-hire questionnaire, analyze it in order to identify what you did right or wrong. Don’t forget to feed the information back to those involved in recruiting at both the corporate and the departmental level, so that they can also learn. You might also consider offering a referral bonus to the new hire if the individuals that are identified are hired within months. You can also ask new hires to fill out:
- A “what motivates and frustrates me” questionnaire
- A “what are my job expectations and development needs” questionnaire
- A “what is the best way to manage me” questionnaire
The information from these different questionnaires can help you better understand, develop and motivate your new employee.