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Talent Sourcer Skills Assessment

Assessment Summary

A Talent Sourcer is responsible for identifying suitable candidates for an organisation, by using various proactive recruiting strategies. A Talent Sourcer generates interest in an organisation's vacancies and also builds and maintains the company's talent pool.

Skills tested in this assessment

The skills tested in this Assessment for a Talent Sourcer include whether the applicant is proactive and thinks ahead so that their talent pool is always thriving with prospects, we tested to see how the applicant engages with third parties that are being difficult, and how they maintain professional relationships with candidates.

What to test with this assessment

You can expect to learn why this applicant thinks candidate experience is such a vital aspect of the recruitment process, what recruiting strategies the applicant will use to identify suitable candidates, and if the applicant can adjust their communication style to liaise adequately with stakeholders

About the Talent Sourcer Skills Assessment

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The role of a Talent Sourcer is essential in helping companies to source and recruit the perfect candidate for their vacant roles. They assist to create a candidate pool and generate interest about the organisation and their open roles.

This Talent Sourcer test assesses whether job candidates have all of the necessary skills to source high quality candidates for the company, as well as ensuring the candidates have a positive experience in the recruitment process. This can include having extensive knowledge about recruitment best practices and guidelines, being able to communicate and interact with anybody that they meet, and being proactive.

Candidates who perform well on this Talent Sourcer skills assessment will have all the technical skills to have extensive knowledge about HR best practices and standards to adhere to, as well as having access to a strong and talented pool of candidates. They will also have the necessary soft skills to interact with all candidates and employers and form strong relationships with all stakeholders.

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Talent Sourcer Online Test Sample Questions

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  1. Question 1Talent AttractionText

    You are sourcing for a hard-to-fill role and have had no candidates apply for your advert. What other candidate attraction strategies could you use?

  2. Question 2Interpersonal SkillsVideo

    Imagine you have placed a candidate in a role when they call you saying they are thinking of taking another role. How do you manage this situation?

  3. Question 3ProactiveText

    Imagine you are going through a slow period in sourcing and all of the roles have been filled. What could you do?

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