If you are striving to hire a more diversified staff, you’re probably thinking about how you can update your recruiting strategies to help better attract diverse applicants. The fact is, in order to reach a fair amount of underrepresented minority candidates, you need to recruit in a purposeful and focused manner. You just can’t wait…
Author: Jonathan Kidder
Candidates in niche industries, particularly in the tech sector, are delaying their job searches due to current global events. Many of these candidates have been furloughed and are actively or passively waiting for job opportunities. My job requisitions often require a certain level of software development experience, and it seems that experienced candidates are more…
Gone are the days where recruiters only needed LinkedIn and some savvy research skills to find and hire top candidates. With the competitive market at its peak, recruiters like you are having to go to new lengths to find the best leads for any given position, especially in the tech space. Fortunately, if you…
As economies, governments, business leaders, HR reps, and more around the world begin to ponder the “next normal” following the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s only natural to be asking what will change in the world of recruiting. Here’s a brief look at some of the predictions experts are making regarding how our post-COVID world will work…
As a recruiter, background research on your leads and candidates is a must. In order to reach out to engage and connect with these leads you’ll to first find there contact information. The best ways to connect with someone is over an email address or personal cell number. Sourcing involves becoming a detective you…
Last week was a challenging one to say the least. You might be far removed from what’s happening in North America. For me, much of the news of the past week is happening in the place where I call home. Minneapolis is where I grew up. I was raised far from the city and was…
If you’re like most recruiters, you have some extra time on your hands right now, but that doesn’t mean you’re on vacation. You can still be plenty productive with your prep work so that you can kick things back into full force in the next couple months. For now, it’s a great time to…
Looking to write the perfect recruiting cold call email? There are six elements you should consider critical when writing an email to a passive candidate. Recruiters need to spend the time to craft a message that is unique and personalized for reach lead. You will only have a few seconds before that lead is either…
Early morning on May 6, LinkedIn.com dropped out of Google Search results everywhere. With more than 690 million members, sources instantly began taking notice of the platform’s disappearance. Some chalked it up to a major SEO blunder, but what if there’s more to it? For that short period, anyone who tried to find web…
There are few people who would try to deny the convenience of texting. Whether you’re setting up a coffee date with a friend or, according to a recent survey, going through the hiring process, it’s many people’s preferred way of communicating. When it comes to those under 30, about 86% of young adults have positive…
Hiring may be slowing down for most companies, but that doesn’t mean a recruiter’s work should come to a halt. In fact, now is the perfect opportunity to begin building a future talent pipeline. During this down time you can be meeting with stake holders and hiring managers to start game planning a talent pipeline…
With so many companies furloughing and laying off employees it’s a good time to search and find active talent open for their next opportunity. As Recruiters, we are researchers, so I wanted to give some tips and tricks for finding layoff lists or announcements online. Let’s use our super powers to find some great talent…
Facebook Messenger is a significant communication tool for many users. It sends messages, phone calls, video calls, SMS (text) messages, and most importantly GIF’s. With over a Billion active users and downloads of Facebook Messengers platform it’s a great tool to communicate with potential candidates and job seekers online. I had the chance to connect…
This year has seen several sudden and unforeseen changes, such as the widespread transition to remote work that will undoubtedly be remembered as a significant disruptive event in modern history. Currently, almost everyone is working from home, making it an opportune moment to reach out to potential candidates through cold calling Cold calling can…
Creating email drip campaign is an important factor within recruiting. Recruiters have been recognizing its importance copying the concept from the sales industry. The Sales industry have innovated this concept and slowly improved it within the past few years. Recruiters can now fully automate an email sequence when prospecting and engaging a new candidate. There…
I had the opportunity to interview the legendary Katrina Collier from The Searchologist. She describes herself as an author, speaker, and facilitator. I would also add Wizard of Sourcing to the list. She is the author of: The Robot-Proof Recruiter: A Survival Guide for Recruitment and Sourcing Professionals. Which comes highly recommended by many recruiting…
The right subject line is the secret to an effective recruiting email, so why do most people spend just mere seconds writing one when they can spend an hour or more creating the email itself? If you’re doing things right, you’ll spend at least as much time considering your subject line as you do your…
Across the globe, many companies have been forced to furlough and layoff employees. At the same time, hiring efforts been moved to the back burner. So, it’s no surprise that recruiters and sources have been dealing with some difficult times, but that doesn’t mean you’re out of luck. With remote recruiting growing in popularity, you…
SalesQL is an extension tool that helps find contact information from LinkedIn users. It helps find phone numbers and email addresses for your 1st, 2nd and 3rd+ LinkedIn connections. Easily download your LinkedIn connections and extract their contact details in bulk, direct from LinkedIn search pages – great for building prospect databases and networking lists….
Being able to search for someone’s LinkedIn profile using an email address is very important hack as a Sourcer. There used to be several ways for a Recruiter to cross reference someone’s email using Rapportive, Sales Navigator, and most recently the URL manipulation hack using sales navigator. Unfortunately, all of these methods no longer work. …
Do you need a creative outlet to find diverse candidates online? Pinterest is community of creative individuals that happen to be female and diverse. Below I will show you how to recruit and source them on Pinterest. There is no doubt that social media is filled with talented people roaming around and Pinterest is…
I had the opportunity to interview the legendary Vanessa Raath. I had the chance to see her speak at SourceCon in 2019 and I was very impressed by her sourcing presentation. She has over 13 years of recruitment experience, 10 years focusing on the South African Technical IT market, she then decided to launch…
The economic impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic are uncertain, but some experts predict that unemployment in the U.S. could reach 15% and the economy could shrink by over 30% in the next quarter, resulting in up to 47 million job losses. As seen during The Great Recession, a contracting economy and high levels of displacement…
The growing number of social media platforms has surely created a number of opportunities for recruiters. Of course, many are getting left behind because they’re simply unsure of how to approach these brand new tools. If you feel the same way, this advice will help you out. While not all tools are created equal,…
Many Recruiters will be experiencing a slow down and uncertainty due to the Coronavirus. I wanted to put together a list of recruiting tools that are free to use. Recruiters will be expected to trim their budgets within the next several months. Recruiters won’t have the extra money to spend on the latest tool. They…
I had the opportunity to interview the legendary Aaron Lintz. He’s currently Senior Sourcing Specialist at Thoughtworks based in Florida. He’s been in the industry for many years and has presented at many recruiting conferences across the globe. Overall, I’m grateful and honored that he was open to getting interviewed for my blog. Tell…
There are plenty of browser extensions that can help you as a recruiter, but perhaps none more valuable than a good time tracker. After all, an accurate time tracker is a must for having accurate time sheet data, and they can even help analyze how time is being spent. Here’s a look at the best…
Recruiters can use a number of strategies to get the information they need out of interviewees, but competency based questions are among the most beneficial because they ask interviewees to get specific about how they have demonstrated specific skills in past scenarios. These questions are an excellent way to have a candidate explain their abilities…
Chrome is one of the most powerful web browsers you could opt to use, and that’s all thanks to its ever-growing library of extensions. However, not all tools are created equal, and if you’re looking to be more efficient as a recruiter, it’s important that you choose your extensions carefully. Why recruiters can benefit…
I had the opportunity to interview the legendary Guillaume Alexandre. He’s a Talent Sourcing Lead at Gates Solutions based in Switzerland. He recently did a fantastic presentation at SourceCon digital this past week. Overall, I was really impressed by his presentation and I hope you enjoy reading his interview below. 1. Tell us about…
When you work in the field of talent acquisition, the threat of a market uncertainty is scary. Since recessions generally mean fewer job openings that means less demand for a recruiter’s job filling abilities. However, there are many tactics recruiters can use to ensure a recession doesn’t harm their career drastically, but many of those…
Good communication skills are important in practically every facet of the corporate world and as a recruiter, these skills are absolutely essential. With daily responsibilities comprised of conversations via phone and face to face, email correspondence and presentations, and writing quality job ads and descriptions, having the ability to deliver your message concisely is possible…
A notepad is one of those things most of us don’t carry around, but in the moment when we need one, it’s almost certainly a big deal. As a recruiter, your need for pen and paper is even greater than the average worker, and that means it should be considered a daily essential. Of course,…
I had the opportunity to present at SourceCon Digital with Mike Cohen “Batman!” during the round table session. We spoke about the latest trending tools on the market. Overall, we had a great discussions within the group and was able give some solid Q&A tips on sourcing success. About the Speakers: Mike “Batman” Cohen…
Writing unbiased job descriptions is an absolute must for any recruiter. In order to attract the best and brightest for your company you will need to craft a job description that is non-biased and SEO optimized. Thankfully, there’s a ton of augment writing tools that a recruiter can use to write better job descriptions. …
I had the opportunity to interview Marcel van der Meer a legendary Sourcer within our community. He is the founder of BadAss Recruiters & Sourcers group on Facebook. Currently he’s a Global Sourcing Lead at Rabobank based in the Netherlands. He’s been very active within the sourcing and growth hacking space. Honestly, I can’t wait…
During this time of uncertainty Recruiters more than ever will be facing new challenges. With so many workers working fully remote for the first time it’s become a great time to cold call applicants over the phone. With this positive side there’s also a downside: applicants are opening to talking but they are holding off…
Looking for a book to read? Maybe you’re sticking to social distancing like the rest of the world? Just doing a general search on Amazon there’s roughly 7,000 books related to the recruiting industry. With a lot of Recruiters having extra time it’s a great time to be productive and do some learning. When…
Google Chrome is a fast and sleek browser, but it can be even better with the use of extensions. The challenge for recruiters is determining which extensions will truly enhance their workflow and not fall into the trap of trying out every new shiny tool. When I review a new tool I answer these…
Most recruiters like myself have fallen into recruiting without any real rhyme or reason. You might have gotten an internship in human resources or applied to a random job ad after college. You took that first role offered, but then you fell in love with recruiting. Why are personal development skills important for recruiters?…
In response to current trends, many companies are now allowing their employees to work fully remotely. To keep up with business operations, technology has become a crucial tool, and recruiters are no exception. With the rise of the pandemic, video interviewing software has become increasingly popular among recruiters as a way to continue the hiring…
Goal setting is something everyone is familiar with, however, knowing how to set realistic goals and create a strategy for achieving them is essential when it comes to actually being a successful. Recruiter. Goals serve as a sort of road map for us, marking a clear target and providing a step by step process that…
Many Americans are being asked to work from home or remote during the COVID-19 outbreak. For some this may be the first time you have ever worked outside of the office for any extended period of time. Having worked remotely for a large percentage of my career in recruiting, I have a few tips that…
Recruiters will need to brace themselves for a hiring downturn across the globe due to the Coronavirus. The stock market and Dow Jones have taken a recent hit in regards to future expectations. Most small to medium sized companies will be considering a hiring freeze for at least the summer months of 2020. So what…
I had the opportunity to interview Erin Mathew. She is currently a Talent Sourcer for Maxar Technologies in Illinois. She’s been actively involved with content creation for SourceCon, RecruitingDaily, The Sourcing 7, Recruiting Brainfood and CareerArc. She’s definitely a wizard at sourcing and I was excited to interview her for the blog. 1. Tell…
Connectifier Chrome extension is officially shutting down in April 2020. This is a huge blow for people that use this free extension for finding contact information on LinkedIn. Thankfully there’s many other contact finding tools that you can use and I’ve included an updated list (here) for further review. From LinkedIn today: New Recruiter…
Finding qualified candidates to fulfill job positions is not a fast process, and takes approximately on average 60-90 days from beginning to end. During that long waiting period, oftentimes the most desirable candidates are snagged by other companies. While a recruiter does bear much of the responsibility, collaborating with the hiring managers on a consistent…
The elite Recruiters and Sourcers always prep their candidates for the onsite interview. In order for the candidate to have a successful experience they need to come prepared for what to expect and how to handle the process from straight to finish. We’ve all hand candidates who have been blind sided and have failed the…
Searching is a major part of any recruiter’s job, and luckily, Google makes it quite easy to find what you’re looking for, so long as you go beyond the basic word search option. Once you learn Google’s advanced search operators, you can find exactly what you need in far less time. The key is knowing…
I had the opportunity to interview Josef Kadlec. Without a doubt he is a wizard at the craft of talent sourcing! Josef is a former ethical hacker, digital forensic examiner and hardcore Linux engineer who went head over heels into the talent sourcing and recruitment industry utilizing his cross-field experience. Along with Milan Novak, the…
Large corporations such as Facebook, Nestle, Amazon, and Cargill are putting a halt on both domestic and international travel as a precautionary step to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Understandably, such impactful decisions will affect lives personally and professionally, but due to the fact tens of thousands of people across 40 countries have become…
Are you someone in the market looking for a new job? Well, then you need to have a resume that doesn’t get sent into a black hole ATS abyss. In order to land a job you need to have a well written resume. The majority of people and myself included learned how to write…
Every recruiter faces this dilemma on a daily basis: How should I effectively use my time throughout the day? Are you someone who puts time blocks on your calendar to focus on sourcing? When I first started in recruiting I did not plan out my daily duties I would just allow myself to jump from…
I had the opportunity to interview Jeremy Bonewitz the Manager, Global Talent Acquisition Infrastructure at Stantec. I’ve been really impressed by his work in recent years and hope you enjoy reading this interview. 1. Tell us about your work experience in recruiting – how did you get your start, how did you progress, where…
If you say negative things and remain in a poor state of mind. You will fail at recruiting in the long run. You need to remain consistent with your metric goals and accept failure throughout your week. You need to accept the events you can’t control. For example, maybe you had high hopes on an…
To identify the most suitable candidates for a position, it’s crucial to first gather all the relevant information for the job advertisement. After crafting and publishing the ad on various job boards, the application and phone screening process can commence. When creating the job ad and screening applicants, it’s important to keep a few crucial…
Good talent is hard to find, but when it comes to tech positions, it is markedly more challenging. For quite some time, there has been a shortage of tech workers, and the number of job openings to available talent is being thrown even more out of balance now that businesses are motivated to invest in…
I had the opportunity to interview Carmen Hudson. She’s currently a Principal Consultant, Recruiting Toolbox, and co-founder of the first-ever conference focused on tech recruiting, Talent42. Carmen draws from over 15 years of recruiting experience, with a strong focus on helping organizations attract, source and recruit top talent. She recently launched Recruiterhunt to help recruiters…
Diverse teams lead to better outcomes in projects. However, recruiting women in the tech industry can be challenging. To address this, companies need to invest in diversity and inclusion efforts from the top down. This includes updating mission statements, holding hiring managers accountable for bias, and fostering an inclusive culture. Leadership must be committed to…
There’s a lot of marketing automation tools that you can use in recruiting. These tools help automate various mundane tasks like client management, social media management, scheduling content, monitoring analytics, marketing campaigns, or lead generation. A recruiter’s time is quite important. You probably don’t have extra time to manage your personal brand, social…
Facebook is an untapped gold mine when it comes to recruiting and sourcing talent across the web. Basically, it’s a massive database of millions of people. The trouble is, many recruiters don’t know how to approach using it for such. I wanted to create a basic guide into the world of sourcing Facebook. …
Something that I’ve discovered with working with other millennial recruiters is that they don’t like cold calling candidates. They find it to be awkward and uncomfortable when reaching out to someone they don’t have a previous engagement with. Cold calling is the best way to connect with a new lead. I’ve connected with so many…
I had the opportunity to interview Will Sims a Talent Acquisition Manager from Plural Strategy. He runs a very active group on Facebook called: UnRecruitment (Recruitment Hacks, Productivity, Automation). Overall, I’ve been really impressed by what Will has been sharing on sourcing in recent months and I was excited that he was open to…
Tracking down a candidate’s phone number can be quite a task, but if you’re convinced they’re going to be a good fit, it’s definitely worth putting in the effort to locate their most recent contact information. Fortunately, there are many modern tools that can help you do just that. Here are a few different methods…
Finding information about candidates has never been easier thanks to the array of people search directories available. They can pull up anything from an email address to phone numbers and even full addresses, relatives, and work history. Of course, picking the right one to use can be a bit tough. Here’s a list of the…
Effective time management is essential for recruiters to be successful, as it allows them to handle the many responsibilities they have. Time management skills are what sets top recruiters apart from others. Despite its importance, it is not a topic that is frequently discussed by recruiters or recruitment bloggers. “Time will either make or…
I wanted to start the decade right off by highlighting my favorite recruiting tools that I’m using throughout my week. This year my goal has been to focus more on “personalization” by telling a compelling story to attract candidates. There’s a lot of tools that I use to help improve my communication skills when…
I recently got access to this sourcing tool called Hired.com. It’s a massive database of active tech candidates across the globe. The Hired team actively pursues available talent online and gets them to join this database. Honestly, it’s what LinkedIn recruiter used to be like when developers actively responded to messages. They have a variety…
I developed a thorough list of Boolean search strings to aid in sourcing and recruiting diverse candidates online. While many companies primarily rely on job postings to attract a diverse pool of applicants, in today’s competitive job market, it is essential to proactively search for potential candidates online. To my surprise – this list has…
I will be starting a new series that highlights the latest Sourcing hacks. Our sourcing world is changing at a rapid pace and it’s hard to stay up to update on what’s trending within our recruiting community. I’m hoping that these hacks will help to improve your hiring and overall productivity whether you are a…
As a recruiter, you have multiple responsibilities that include posting jobs, interviewing, prioritizing daily tasks, and understanding the needs of your clients or hiring managers in order to locate and recruit the best talent for the job. Of course, some of these tasks require your full attention and hands-on involvement, but there are automation tools…
It takes more than blood, sweat, and tears in order to succeed at recruiting. You need to have a drive and passion for what you are trying to accomplish. You will face major ups and downs that not many other industry professionals will experience in their careers. The responsibilities of a professional recruiter include…
I’ve been recruiting engineers for roughly a decade now. The need for Software Engineers is in high demand and finding the right technical talent can be difficult. With hiring in this division being so competitive, it is important that you know how to attract the best people and also ensure that you position yourself as…
With the New Year fast approaching it’s a good time to reflect. I’ve had major ups and major downs during the past year. As Recruiters and Sourcers we are all about setting goals and meeting our weekly and monthly metrics. I remember starting my career at an agency and we would have daily “red zone”…
Master Sourcer Jung Kim introduced me to a hack for finding a user’s email address on GitHub. By adding (.patch) to the end of a URL for a repository, the user’s email address, which is required for uploading on GitHub, becomes visible. What is GitHub exactly? GitHub is a web-based platform for version control…
I was introduced to Binary code by my friend Dan Wang. He’s found a creative way to engage with developers online using Binary convert to text methods. Using this site called rapidtables you can add messages and convert them into Binary code. The binary system is used by almost all modern computers and computer-based devices….
SignalHire is a professional networking and lead generation tool. It provides users with access to verified email addresses, phone numbers, and social media profiles of professionals across various industries and locations. Why Should Recruiters Check out this tool? Recruiters should use SignalHire because it provides access to verified contact information of professionals, allowing them…
Last week, I attempted a unique approach for my email campaign targeting developers. The message was written in a programming language and asked recipients to respond and fill out a form if they were interested. If they were not, they were given the option to either provide a referral or save my contact information for…
As recruiters we are always looking for ways to streamline and automate. Tools such as Dux Soup, LinkedHelper, MeetLeonard, Anyleads, Snov, and Lusha have catered to this need and have user numbers that reflect their growing popularity (Lusha alone has 131k users). These apps automate many of the functions of LinkedIn, from sending invites and…
My name is Jonathan Kidder and I’ll be writing a journal series about my life as a Talent Sourcer. I want to give an insider’s view of what it’s like to be a Talent Sourcer in North America. I’ll be highlighting my challenges and struggles as well as opportunities for me to grow within my…
How to become a professional recruiter with no experience? Is a common question that many people have searched for within Google. I wanted to highlight my experience as a recruiter and how I gained experience throughout my career. I’ve been recruiting for almost a decade in several niche industries. Like most recruiters I fell…
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the job application process? After a while applying for jobs can become an unorganized mess. Thankfully, there is a new and faster way to manage your job search right from your Google Chrome browser called Indeed for Chrome. Whether you’re browsing jobs, submitting resumes, or interviewing for a job with…
Meetup.com is a social networking platform centered around events, with approximately 30 million users, 300,000 groups, and 500,000 monthly meetups. It can be an invaluable resource for sourcing and recruiting talent globally. There are multiple ways to search for communities on Meetup.com. There are several ways to use Meetup.com for recruiting: Search for relevant…
Recruiting is a lot like fishing. When reaching out to leads it’s a combination of luck and timing. Sometimes you catch great leads who are open to looking at new opportunities. The more you can plan ahead and prepare yourself the better response will you have back. There’s a lot of different tools that you…
Machine Sourcer is a new browser extension that enables recruiters to source less and convert more by automating your targeted LinkedIn outreach. You can easily build and save targeted lists on LinkedIn using this tool. After, you’ve created your lists you can then automate the outreach and send them all personalized inmail messages. This…
Are you having trouble finding qualified talent to submit to your technical job reqs? These candidates are not as engaged in typical sites like LinkedIn and don’t apply to job openings on career sites as frequently. Because of their reclusiveness, it takes a bit of work to find them. To help yourself stand out as…
Whether you’re looking for programmers, designers, engineers, developers, or just IT pros you need to have the right tools and knowledge to find the best. As a Tech Sourcer myself – I find the need to manage my sourcing and research time efficiently. I’ve put together a list of productivity tools, social networks, Boolean string…
As a Talent Sourcer in the tech space, I’m always looking for certain keywords on profiles. For example, I’ve been searching for Back End Developers with Java, RESTful, Spring, Hibernate, and Agile experience. When I’m viewing profiles on GitHub and Stack Overflow I sometimes struggle with searching for every keyword. Thankfully, there’s a browser extension…
Blockspring is a tool that most Talent Sourcers or Recruiters are probably not aware of. It’s similar to Phantombuster, Zapier, IFFTTT, and Airtable – which connect API’s and automate certain tasks. Blockspring was founded by three entrepreneurs Kasten, Pinkus, and Tokoph and there goal was to turn a billion non-technical users into software engineers across…
I had the privilege of interviewing Sarah Goldberg, a highly respected Talent Sourcer in North America. I have been impressed by her contributions to the sourcing community through her presentations and articles on SourceCon. Sarah graciously agreed to be interviewed for my blog, WizardSourcer. I am excited for you to read this Q&A and for…
What Is Social List? Social List is a tool to instantly build lists of target social profiles, matching your search parameters, such as locations, employers, and job titles. The search is precise and more powerful than traditional search engine X-Ray methods and helps to overcome various social sites’ search limitations. Social List consists…
The team at SwordFish requested a review of there browser extension tool. It’s a NEW contact finding tool that works on many different platforms like: LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, & URL Company Domains. I enjoyed my time with the founder Ben Argeband and I hope you enjoy learning more about this great new sourcing tool!…
Recruiting on social media platforms is essential if you want to land those hard to find candidates. The biggest social network of them all is Facebook. With over 2.3 million users, if you aren’t tapping into this platform, you are missing a ton of potential connections. So how exactly are you supposed to recruit…
“Demand Generation Tools” are a game-changer for recruiters, providing a way to automate the time-consuming task of searching for candidates. With a plethora of options available, it can be overwhelming to choose the right one. To make it easier, I have compiled a list of my top 18 favorites to help streamline your recruiting efforts…
I stumbled upon this lead generation website while looking for more web scraping tools several months back. I was amazed at all the free lead generation tools that this company GrowthPacks has created. I know there’s better scraping/auto-enriching tools out on the market but they are premium and require licensing. These (Google Sheets) tools are…
I had the opportunity to interview Martin Freeman from Medallia. He’s been a very active and positive voice within our community. He recently launched a website that highlights all the latest talent sourcing and recruitment tools. Overall, I love getting a Talent Sourcers perspective from Sydney, Australia and I hope you enjoy reading this interview! …
Recruiters and Talent Sourcers are finding it more difficult than ever to find talented candidates for their open positions. It isn’t about just the difficulty in finding candidates, it’s the fact that most niche candidates don’t want to be found. Despite the beliefs of hiring managers, applicants do not grow on trees. With such a…
Despite the advancement of technology with the invention of AI, machine learning, and predictive analytics, hiring is still a pretty painful process for many. According to the State Of Sourcing Survey, increased hiring volume coupled with stagnant recruiter headcount means that the most important trends for recruiters to learn about are tools and technology….
FamilyTreeNow is a site that aims to help users research their family genealogy. Their database allows users to look up information on people or merely find out what’s available online about others. There’s a wide variety of information you can use this service to find: home addresses, cell numbers, email addresses, date of birth, associated…
Interviewing can sometimes be a stressful experience for applicants. Preparation is key to helping you feel confident in your answers. The best preparation is to use the STAR method. This method is best used with behavioral based interview questions focused on teamwork, problem solving, initiative/leadership, interpersonal skills, and pressure/stress. The STAR interview method is a…