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Robert Half International Interview Questions & Reviews

Updated Jun 17, 2013

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Interview Experience  114 Ratings

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Administration at Robert Half International

No Offer – Interviewed in Oakland, CA Apr 2013 – Reviewed Apr 29, 2013

Interview Details – I applied online for several positions in 4 different cities. The offices in San Francisco And Oakland were more aggressive and positive than the 2 suburban offices also they can place me in the areas I prefer to work. The staff was professional and seem like they work and to get their applicants placed in good fit positions.

Interview Question – Their computerized application placed information on my application as a default. But, the recruiter apologized and corrected the errors quickly.   Answer Question

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Entry Level Accounting Clerk at Robert Half International

No Offer – Reviewed Apr 1, 2013

Interview Details – A 37 min interview walked him through my resume. Very friendly and understanding.

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Accountant - Entry Level at Robert Half International

No Offer – Interviewed in Phoenix, AZ Feb 2013 – Reviewed Mar 29, 2013

Interview Details – A recruter contacted me and invited me for an interview the next day. Before that he emailed me assessment tests. I did those online before going to the interview. The next day I went to their office, filled out a lot of forms and had the interview. He went over my resume, my assessment results and told me he'll place me on a job soon. I'm looking forwart to my first assignment.

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Temporary Employee at Robert Half International

No Offer – Interviewed in Jan 2013 – Reviewed Mar 6, 2013

Interview Details – After I submitted my information online, they called me in for an interview. I got there and filled out all of the employment and tax forms, then I interviewed with one of the staffing managers. I followed up the next week, but other their response to my follow-up, I have not heard from them.

Interview Question – Would you be willing to take an entry level position?   Answer Question

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Help Desk at Robert Half International

No Offer – Interviewed in Washington, DC Feb 2013 – Reviewed Feb 28, 2013

Interview Details – The initial conversation with one of their recruiters was positive and the information provided was detailed. It all fell apart when I arrived and found the recruiter was out sick. After a full week of no contact I called and got the, "Sure, got your file right here, let me look it over and get back to you."

Do I need say how that went?
I've no problem with "No", we have all heard it. But I expected better from a company with Robert Half's reputation.

Interview Question – The recruiter not being there kind of limited the questions...   Answer Question

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Loss Mitigation Specialist At Wells Fargo at Robert Half International

No Offer – Interviewed in Birmingham, AL Oct 2012 – Reviewed Feb 25, 2013

Interview Details – The interviewer was short and cold. She got words out of me about what I was looking for. And when she revealed the position I was interviewing for, she told me I would not want that position. But I was interested, she tricked me and put words in my mouth.

Interview Question – The interviewer walked in the room and stated "Tell me about yourself and your longtime goals and why you are here today"....whenever you're ready"   View Answer

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Program Management for RHI Corporate Office at Robert Half International

No Offer – Interviewed in San Ramon, CA Jan 2013 – Reviewed Feb 21, 2013

Interview Details – America's Top Recruiting Company Needs to Practice What They Preach
Resume was already on file with RHI as I was registered with the recruiting division.
Large corporation with good physical working environment in a nice location of the East Bay, (San Ramon, CA). The initial walk up to the building will make you think "this is will be a nice place to work".
Interview was for a position within RHI corporate. Not as a contractor. So, I was meeting with RHI HR and the department supervisor. Both were very nice and easy to be with. I felt that my interview went very well with both of them. We even were at the point of discussing the "when you are here" questions. I left the interview very confident that I would be chosen for the position. But, I was also informed that there were a couple additional candidates that they needed to see, and a decision would be made in one week. After a very confident interview, there was absolutely NO communication from RHI. No email, no phone call, no letter of "thanks but no thanks". . . I called the HR department contact and asked if they could please give me a status of the position. She promised me that either the HR manager or the supervisor I interviewed with, would get back with me. . . Again, NOTHING. . .In my opinion, this is truly setting a terrible example of what RHI has told me is completely unacceptable conduct for a company. I have been registered as a contractor with RHI for a couple years, so I hear from the recruiters what to "watch out for" when interviewing with other companies. This inappropriate lack of communication is what they tell me "sets the example of what to expect from that company". . OK, so now I know how RHI is as a company.

Interview Question – Describe the most difficult situation you have encounted in your work or personal life, and how you dealt with or resolved that situation. What was the outcome.   Answer Question

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Accountemps Staffing Manager at Robert Half International

No Offer – Interviewed in Memphis, TN – Reviewed Jan 13, 2013

Interview Details – Overall consisted of three interviews. First two were very similar meeting with multiple different people with the firm. The third interview was a "shadow day", in which I shadow two different employees and saw first hand what the day-to-day consisted of. Them said they were very interested in moving forward. Followed up on the date we planned and they did not get back with me until 4 days later, because they were filling the position internally and wanted to make sure it was a for sure thing. Nice people overall, very money driven.

Interview Question – No true difficult questions, very broad like "tell me about yourself, or this position, etc" Toughest question prob " what worries you the most about this position?" or what seems hardest about this position?   Answer Question

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Temporary Employee at Robert Half International

No Offer – Interviewed in Jersey City, NJ Sep 2012 – Reviewed Jan 9, 2013

Interview Details – I interviewed hoping to pick up some temp work. I filled out their application online and was asked to fill out more when I arrived for the interview. I met with two young women. They seemed fairly inexperienced at interviewing candidates, asked canned questions without looking at my resume. I didn't expect much b/c it was just an interview for temporary work, but they said they would refer me to another office which handled the territory I wanted to work in (NYC).

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Legal Department for Client: Robert Half Legal at Robert Half International

No Offer – Interviewed in Houston, TX – Reviewed Jan 6, 2013

Interview Details – Recruiter was an attorney and talked about her personal problems the whole time. Talked how she hated working there and told me of their 35% mark up. Sd mgr always complained about quotas- recruiting & sales. Most unprofessional interview ever. Felt like her shrink. Not about my experience.

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  • Talked more about herself and her struggles and why she was a JD yet settled on recruiting. Sd worried about "job hopping" on her own resume. Centered around her unhappiness.   Answer Question
  • Promised to contact me and never did.   Answer Question

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