And how would you do a job interview?

New year, new talks (hopefully). And at a time when companies may have little opportunity to move, making a mistake with a candidate becomes an even heavier mistake than usual. This is why R-Everse, a personnel selection company that makes use of the so-called “Scout», Experienced people, professionals in specific sectors who give ad hoc consultancy for the profiles sought. Not only do they help the company to make a more detailed job description for the search for the candidate, but they are able to move with ease in an area that is theirs: “Only a person with long experience in their sector can correctly evaluate the technical skills of a candidate, while a normal recruiter can take care of evaluating the motivational and character aspects “, explains Beatrice Böhm, marketing manager of R-Everse,” The Scouts of the community, distributed between Italy, Germany and Austria, are selected according to strict criteria “.

But how do you become a Scout? Couldn’t that be a job too? So we just asked Beatrice Böhm to explain us better.

What are the areas that Scouts must be experts in?
«R-Everse accepts search and selection mandates in all sectors, so it works with Scouts from all professional areas. The most requested are those in the tech field (IT Manager, Senior Developer, Data Analyst, …) since these are the most sought-after figures in the world of work. Following are the Sales figures, regardless of the sector. The international profiles that can support the development of companies in countries other than their home country are also very popular ».

How much are they paid for their advice?
«The salary depends on the country and the seniority of the Scout, as well as on how many mandates each of them agrees to manage together with R-Everse. A Scout who works regularly can even reach a few thousand euros a month ».

What does the advice consist of?
«The main role of the Scout in our process is to carry out the technical interview of the candidates. Our recruiters report to the Scout the shortlist of candidates who have passed the first interview, the one in which the recruiter evaluates the soft skills and motivation, and the Scout can independently schedule the interviews via video call with the candidates at the times he prefers. Usually the slots outside working hours are preferred by both the Scout and the candidate. Each technical interview lasts about 30 minutes. The Scout’s task is to understand if the candidate is really competent, if his technical knowledge is in line with those required by the company. Once the interview is over, the Scout draws up a short report, following a template provided by R-Everse, in which he expresses his technical opinion on each candidate ».

How do you apply?
«Applying as a Scout is very simple, just send your CV from the R-Everse website».

What availability must be given?
«The Scout who agrees to collaborate on a search and selection mandate is free to schedule interviews in the days and times they prefer. The only thing that is asked of him is to respect the deadline: R-Everse will indicate from time to time the date on which it is necessary to have interviewed all the candidates and delivered all the reports ».

What professional characteristics do you need to have to be a scout?
«To ensure companies that the Scout is truly able to evaluate the technical skills of candidates there are some characteristics that R-Everse evaluates before starting the collaboration with a new Scout. The three main ones: seniority, that is, Scouts with 8/10 years of professional experience are preferred; the management of a team because it is necessary that the Scout is or has been a team leader managing resources in his technical field, and finally the experience in selection activities, for which it is preferable that the Scout has already held interviews during his path, but it is obviously not necessary that he be a Human Resources expert ».