HR Interview Questions and Answers

1. 2. 3. Tell me about yourself. How do you measure talent? How do/would you optimise performance and lift standards in a team? Explain your approach to maintaining high standards and improving poor performance in a team. Prepare and give a presentation on how to maintain standards and address poor performance in managing a team. Have you ever dealt with a customer making an unrealistic demand? Can you give me an example where you've had to deal with a customer who has made an unrealistic or unreasonable demand? How do you deal with difficult customers? How would you respond if you were offered the job? What will you bring to the job or company if we employ you? Tell me about your life at College or University (or even your time in your previous job). What do you want to be doing in 2/5/10 years time? Where do you want to be in 2/5/10 years time? 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Give an example of when you had to settle a dispute between two individuals. What is your ideal job? Why do you want this job? Why should I hire you? How would you approach this job? How would you do it? How do you handle tension/stress? What was the last book you read and how did it affect you? What does/did your father do for a living? What do your parents do for a living? Tell me about what your parents do for a living. What work are your parents involved in? Tell me about a big challenge or difficulty you've faced; how did you deal with it? Tell me about something recently that really annoyed you. Give me some examples of how you have adapted your own communicating style to deal with different people and situations. Can we check your references? What type of people do you get on with most/least? Give me an example of when you've produced some poor work and how you've dealt with it? What do you find difficult in work, life, or relationships (etc)? How do you plan and organise your work? How many hours a week do you work/prefer to work? Do you make mistakes? How to do measure your own effectiveness? How do you like to be managed /not like to be managed? What are your strengths and weaknesses? Why do you want to work at our company?

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What is the difference between confidence and over confidence? What is the difference between hard work and smart work? How do you feel about working nights and weekends? Can you work under pressure? Are you willing to relocate or travel? What are your goals? What motivates you to do good job? What personal goals do you have and how are you going about achieving them? What makes you angry? How do you balance work and family/social commitments? What can you do for us that other people cannot? What makes you mad? How long would you expect to work for us if hired? Are not you overqualified for this position? Describe your ideal company, location and job. What are your career options right now? Explain how would be an asset to this organization? What are your outside interests? Would you lie for the company? Who has inspired you in your life and why? What was the toughest challenge you have ever faced? What was the toughest decision you ever had to make? Have you considered starting your own business? How do you define success and how do you measure up to your own definition? If you won $10 million lottery, would you still work? How could you have improved your career progress? What changes would you make if you come on board? What would you say to your leader/boss if he is crazy about an idea, but you think it stinks? How do you feel about reporting to a younger person? Looking back, what would you do differently in your life? Tell me something about our company. Do you procrastinate? How much salary do you expect? Where do you see yourself five years from now? How many hours in a week do you normally work? On a scale of one to ten, rate me as an interviewer. Do you have any questions for me?