This is a classic “there’s no right answer” question, because the top minds in the industry have no right answer yet. In fact, when surveyed, talent leaders agreed that defining and accurately measuring quality of hire is one of their biggest challenges, with no one clear solution out there yet.

That said, there’s near universal agreement that quality of hire is the most important metric in recruiting (even though no one truly knows how to define it). So a great recruiting candidate should have a perspective, or at least a theory, on how to measure it and how they’ve tried measuring it. Their answer should give insight into both their thought process and their commitment to taking on the industry’s biggest challenges.