Where can you find qualified {role_name}?

What are the best practices for headhunting {role_name}?

How to shortlist candidates?

Once you have started to get applications from applicants, a thorough screening process and shortlisting of prospects will help you make the most of your time spent with the most qualified ones. 

Automated shortlisting tools :

Automated screening quickly filters out unqualified candidates, saving time for manual review. This allows the manual process to focus on the most promising candidates, ensuring the best ones are considered for further evaluation.

Screening questions to auto-shortlist based on predefined criteria

like qualifications, location, experience, and skills. Either use job board or use an ATS such as whitecarrot. Here are some questions for {role_name}

• How many years of experience do you have working with Java programming language?
  • Auto-Reject Criteria: Less than 3 years of experience.
• How many years of experience do you have in building RESTful services using Java?
  • Auto-Reject Criteria: Less than 2 years of experience.
• Are you located within [specified location] or willing to relocate/work remotely?
  • Auto-Reject Criteria: Not willing to relocate or work remotely if required.

Skill based question to auto shortlist candidate

Analyze the skill test data to automatically shortlist top-performing applicants. (recommended screening test time - 15 minutes). Here are some skill test questions for {role_name}

Java Programming

Assessing the candidate's proficiency in Java programming and understanding of its core concepts.

• What is the default access modifier in Java if none is specified?
  • a) public
  • b) private
  • c) protected
  • d) package-private (default) (Correct Answer)
• How do you handle exceptions in Java?
  • a) Using try-catch blocks (Correct Answer)
  • b) Using if-else statements
  • c) Using a global error handler
  • d) Ignoring exceptions
• What is the purpose of the final keyword in Java?
  • a) To declare a variable that can be modified
  • b) To declare a method that cannot be overridden (Correct Answer)
  • c) To define an abstract class
  • d) To indicate a method should not return a value

Spring Framework

Evaluating the candidate's experience and knowledge in using the Spring Framework for Java development.

• What is Spring Boot primarily used for?
  • a) Building microservices (Correct Answer)
  • b) Managing databases
  • c) Handling concurrency
  • d) Managing user authentication
• What is the purpose of the @Autowired annotation in Spring?
  • a) To inject dependencies (Correct Answer)
  • b) To define a new service
  • c) To configure security
  • d) To create a REST endpoint
• Which Spring component is responsible for managing the application's configuration?
  • a) Spring MVC
  • b) Spring Boot
  • c) Spring Application Context (Correct Answer)
  • d) Spring Security

RESTful Services

Testing the candidate's ability to design and implement RESTful APIs.

• What HTTP method is used to update an existing resource?
  • a) POST
  • b) GET
  • c) PUT (Correct Answer)
  • d) DELETE
• What status code indicates that a resource was successfully created?
  • a) 200
  • b) 201 (Correct Answer)
  • c) 404
  • d) 500
• What is the purpose of RESTful API documentation?
  • a) To store user data
  • b) To provide a reference for API users (Correct Answer)
  • c) To improve code performance
  • d) To manage database schemas

Note - Auto reject candidates if scores less than 70% in this section

One way video interview

Use tools like hirevue, whitecarrot.io to ask candidates pre-recorded questions about their experience and skills.

Use sample question given in scorecard.

Collect other information 

Collect data from shortlisted candidates, such as salary expectations and visa status.

Manual candidate profile shortlisting:

Thoroughly review the CVs of the top scoring candidates from the automated process

Look for evidence of the required skills, experience, and achievements

Review the candidate’s portfolio or GitHub repositories to see examples of their work.