HR Interview Questions and Answers ?
HR Interview Questions and Answers ?
Interview Question
1. Do not ask the interviewer what he wants to know about you. You may
be asking genuinely, but that just sounds rude.
2. Do not speak what is already there in the resume. The interviewer
wants to know what they have not seen on the resume. And do not
speak about anything personal.
3. Introduce yourself by including certain adjectives like problem-solving,
innovation and tech-savvy, creative, quick learner, etc. that best
describe you in your professional life to boost your chances.
4. Cover what you have accomplished in your career and what work you
have done in the past which can help you excel in the position that you
are being interviewed for.
5. You can also tell why you want the position and how the job is going to
be perfect for you.
6. Focus only on your strengths that are relatable to the work.
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ANS: Another popular question asked by the interviewer to make sure that
the candidate has understood the job requirements and help the interviewer
understand the reason behind choosing their company for that job. You
should answer in such a way that the interviewer gets convinced that you are
a great fit for the role.
1. Talk about the past projects that you had worked on that matches the
requirements of the current role.
2. Talk about your career aspirations that are associated with this job role.
3. Have the knowledge in hand about the company’s vision, mission, and
the work it has done in recent years that inspired you to join the
organization.
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ANS: HR asks this question to get to know more about your characteristics
and your suitability for the job. It is also one of the standards and most
commonly asked questions.
1. Be honest.
2. Start by stating the strongest skills and qualities that can be of a great
match to the job role.
3. Be ready with the backup claim for each of the strengths that you
mention. Hence, avoid speaking of the strengths that you do not
possess.
4. Do not tell any weakness that can potentially jeopardize your
candidature.
5. Do not mention more than 2 weaknesses and always mention how you
are working on improving them.
6. Do not tell cheesy, cliché answers like “I am a perfectionist which is
both my strength and my weakness”.
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Q4. Why are you looking for a change?
ANS: Yet another commonly asked question for experienced candidates, the
interviewer wants to understand what made you look for different
opportunities and identify if there are any red flags.
Whatever is the reason for changing your job, do not talk negatively about
the current employer. Do not divulge information about how bad the work
environment was, how poor the salary was as these are of no concern to the
interviewer. Keep the answer professional without sharing your woes.
➢ Sample answer:
The reason I am looking for change is that I feel like now is the
time to expand my horizon. I have worked in my current
company for quite a long time and while I am grateful for all the
opportunities that were presented to me there, I want to go
beyond my current role here, explore different avenues and take
up challenging roles and I believe that your company will be the
perfect place for me to push and grow myself as an individual.
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ANS: The main point while answering this question is to not convey that you
are perfect. This would indicate that there is no scope for improvement and
would showcase yourself as overconfident to the interviewer.
Also, remember to not undervalue yourself too. This would show that you
don’t have any self-confidence.
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Q7. What is your biggest achievement so far?
ANS: Make sure to discuss only your work-related achievement. Pick up the
most recent achievement of yours and answer this question.
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ANS: Now, this question is the trickiest and deadliest one among all. This
can prove to be a trap and you might not even be aware of it. While the
question might seem casual, the main purpose of this question is to find out
how long you are planning to stay in the company if hired and how your
vision fits the vision of the company.
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You might be tempted to answer honestly by saying things about your plans
for higher studies, your plans to start a startup, your plans of becoming a
hiring manager in the company or if you don’t have a plan then you are
simply tempted to say you don’t have a plan at all. These are the things the
interviewer doesn’t want to hear and hence avoid giving such answers.
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ANS: The recruiter asks this important question to understand how well you
would fit into the position because every hire is a risk to the interviewer in
case they turn out to be unfit. Your answer to this question can make or
break your interview. Hence, prepare well for this question and make sure to
convey to the interviewer why you are the perfect fit for the position.
1. How well you would perform the job and how you would be a great
addition to the team.
2. How you possess the right talent which makes you stand apart.
3. Everything should boil down to how you can add great value to the
organization.
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ANS: The main intention to ask this question is to see what your attitude
towards feedback is and how you react to it. The main point here is to let the
interviewer know that you are always open to constructive feedback. You
should not show yourself as a stubborn or ignorant person who is not
capable of taking any input for your growth.
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Q11. Will you lie for the company under any circumstances?
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Q12. What is your salary expectation?
ANS: You have to answer this question carefully as you do not want to get
underpaid for the job role at the end of the day.
1. Research about the salary range the company is providing for the
position.
2. Try to get a range from the interviewer and see if you are okay with it. If
the interviewer still insists on you providing a number first then give a
range that you are looking for.
3. You should be ready for negotiation, hence consider a range where you
are okay with even if salary gets negotiated.
4. Do not simply blurt out a range. Explain why you deserve it.
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also demonstrated leadership capabilities which I think will also
be an added asset for you along with my technical prowess.
Considering all this and also based on my research, I think if my
compensation falls in the range of ₹15,00,000- ₹20,00,000 then
it won’t be a bad idea.
ANS: By asking this question, the interviewer checks if the candidates are
aware of their self-worth and indirectly want to know what money you are
expecting. Do not be humble and modest while answering this question. You
should sell yourself and prove that you are aware of what you are worth.
1. Research about what is the current market trend for the skills and
capabilities that you possess.
2. Let the interviewer know that you have great skills by really selling
yourself.
3. Do not undermine or downplay your skills just to please the recruiter.
4. Do not say a specific amount right away. Back it up with why you think
you are worthy of that money.
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Q14. Tell me about a time when you were not satisfied with
your performance?
ANS: Here, the interviewer gets to know the extent of ownership you take
while performing any task. It also reflects how well you care about the job
and the company.
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Q15. Tell me about a time when you were made to work under
close supervision.
ANS: Here, the interviewer evaluates how well you work in a team and how
well you can work independently.
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hand me a project which didn’t involve such close supervision.
The manager gave me one such project reluctantly and I made
sure I gave my best to it and the project was launched
successfully which is how I gained her complete trust.
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Q16. Can you tell me about a time where you were happy with
your work and what was your reaction?
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Q17. Tell me about a time where you experienced difficulty at
work while working on a project.
ANS: Now, this is a broad question as difficulty can be of any type. This
question is asked to assess what are the things that you consider as difficult
and how you go about solving that difficulty.
The first thing I did was checking the logs to perform the root
cause analysis. Doing this gave me a rough idea regarding where
the bug started appearing. I reproduced the bug only on the
production server and I tried replicating the same on my local
system. While debugging, I found out that there was a bug in the
Java code where some lines were commented out by the
developers who had already left this company.
ANS: This question is asked to check how competent you are in a particular
situation. You have to ensure that you are not sounding lazy or
unprofessional.
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The annual barbeque was a potluck event with some fun
activities planned throughout the day. I conducted a survey
amongst the employees to see what kind of activities they were
interested in. I made a list of those activities and created teams
dedicated to conducting each of them. I also ensured that
activities did not cross the budget allocated and took care of
sending out regular reminders to track the progress of the team.
I sent out posters and went through the office floors with a team
of people to make sure people are aware of what exciting things
we have planned for them and ensure that they arrive at the
venue on time. The day of the event was an amazing one. As we
had everything planned, the event went on smoothly and
everyone had loads of fun.
Q19. Was there any point in your career where you made any
mistake? Tell me about it.
ANS: Now here is a tricky behavioral question and if you don’t answer this
carefully, you would be digging your own grave. The interviewer wants to
understand what kind of mistakes you made, how did you approach it and
how well you would perform if you are hired for the job.
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1. Talk about a mistake you made which you were able to rectify and which
didn’t cause any critical damage to your organization.
2. Talk about what you learned while working on fixing the mistake.
3. Avoid any mistake that represents any flaw in your personality.
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ANS: The interviewers want to know how well you deal when your ideas are
disagreed by your manager/supervisor. Disagreements are part and parcel
of working in a team. Hence, the recruiter wants to know if you are capable
of handling such disagreements and how well you plan to develop the
relationship with the manager.
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ANS: Here, the interviewers want to know how the candidate will act in the
situation when priorities are changed. This will also reflect the candidate’s
ability to handle stress and solve problems.
1. Make sure that you convey the right things to the interviewer.
2. Give instances of how well you are capable of handling pressure and
stress.
3. Avoid boasting and no matter how frustrated you were during these
situations, do not tell the interviewer.
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This question is a big trap! If you answer “yes” to this, then you will be
considered a materialistic and money-minded person who could easily give
up on the company if you are provided with a lot of money. And hence, you
won’t be a valuable asset to the company.
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Q23. What would you do if you were working under a bad boss?
ANS: Interviewers want to know how well a candidate can cope up with
people with different beliefs and ideologies and hence it can get a little tricky
to answer this. While answering this, you ensure that you are avoiding
emphasis on the negative aspects of the situation.
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ANS: The main intention of this question is to understand if you will fit into
the work environment that the company has already. Employers want to
ensure that the employees are more productive and happy doing their work
and retain them in the long run and hence they ask this kind of question to
understand if the employees can fit into their culture.
1. Thoroughly research the company you are interviewing for and have a
brief idea of the work culture, the hierarchy of the company, etc.
2. Talk about the work culture that would focus on growth.
3. Emphasize how a team-oriented workplace would be of interest to you.
4. Ensure that whatever you talk about is aligned with the company’s
vision.
5. Avoid mentioning a workplace that gives a lot of vacations, flexible
timings, more bonuses, and fun. We know it is ideal, but it doesn’t
work that way.
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ANS: This again is a broad question that can be easily misinterpreted by the
candidates. While answering this question, we have to make sure that we are
honest and also our answer should be associated with the job that we are
getting interviewed for. Try giving an example to make things more clear.
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Q26. What is your dream company like?
ANS: This a tricky question where the interviewer again assesses your
rightness for the job. While answering this, do not spill out your actual dream
of working for 6 figure salary in a company with frequent access to vacation
and flexible work hours. The interviewer is not interested in these things and
will consider these as red flags as they make you seem materialistic.
ANS: By asking this question, the interviewer understands how you will
perform while multitasking. These days, every employer expects that a
candidate should be able to work on multiple projects simultaneously which
is where understanding how capable you are to multitask becomes
important to them.
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2. Do not talk about how much you hate multi-tasking.
3. Do not talk vaguely or give generic answers.
4. You can also give examples to back up your claim in STAR format.
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Q28. How long do you think you will be working for us if you are
hired?
ANS: The recruiter wants to check for how long you will be staying in the
current company. Do not be honest and share your plans of switching to a
dream company or your plans of higher studies.
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ANS: This might seem to be an odd question to answer to. Rest assured, the
interviewer does not want to joke with you. Instead, they ask this question to
get what kind of personality you are, what your thought process is, and how
creative you are by describing yourself as an animal.
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➢ Some tips to answer this question would be:
1. While answering, make sure your justification is aligned with the job
role you are choosing.
2. Do not choose animals with poor traits.
3. Do not choose animals with the traits that are opposing the ones
required for the job role.
4. Following are some traits of animals. Make sure your skills match those
traits:
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I would like to be reborn as a lion. A lion is known for its love for
challenges and its pride. It goes for what it wants and it can thrive in a
battle (or challenge) which is why I want to be a lion.
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Q30. Will you lie for the company under any circumstances?
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