For those looking for shift in the job, HR round can be a little anxious. Below are a few tips that will help you have a smooth sail through the round. The pre-condition however is to maintain your calm and cool. Keep your answers short and to the point. Don’t panic if the question is difficult, take your time think for a moment and answer peacefully, and in case you don’t know, say so politely with a smile.
Here are some typical questions that you can expect and the befitting answers. Make sure this is not a by-heart-and-say-sheet; remember to customize your answers and BE GENUINE!
1. Tell me about yourself:
This is a chance for you to speak about your main attributes. To answer this impressively, identify your strengths and memorize them. Speak about them confidently and also about your qualifications, career history and core areas. Lay stress on skills that are apt for the job you are applying for.
2. What have your achievements been to date?
Pick an achievement that is fairly recent and work-related. Talk about it in context of the skills that you used to make it happen. Also talk about the resultant benefits that the company derived by employing your method. For example, ‘my greatest achievement has been to design and execute an automated payroll software that is unique and which helped the company to raise funds for its next venture, free-hand!
3. Are you happy with your career-to-date?
This HR interview question is actually about your confidence, self-worth and career goals. Of course your answer must be a big ‘YES”, followed by a description of everything about your career that made you happy. Each time you say something good/bad, it must be validated by a suitable justification.
4. What is the most difficult situation you have had to face and how did you tackle it?
The main intention behind asking this question is to really understand what your definition of a difficult situation is and to see how capable you are at solving a situation like that. To look impressive, pick and talk about the most difficult situation which you solved, keep it simple and short. Talk about how you navigated through the problem picking the available solutions that you picked and how you emerged successfully!
5. What do you like about your present job?
This is a pretty upfront HR interview question. But can be a little tricky to answer this one. Instead of randomly answering this make sure your skills are aligned to the reasons your are mentioning. Look happy and peppy.
6. What do you dislike about your present job?
This is a pretty smart question from the interviewer. Make sure you don’t dwell in too many details as it may help them take cues on your weaknesses. The best way to answer this is to keep the answer generic, like slow-hikes and delayed decision making process and not stress on personal reasons. Play extremely smart here.
7. What are your strengths?
This is one question that you almost certainly know you are going to be answering. So make no excuse about not being prepared about this one! Identify about 5 of your core strengths and motion the top 3. Talk about them. For ex: your ability to be a team player, learn quickly, peppy attitude etc. It won’t stop there, mind you; you may be asked to quote examples. Just be doubly sure and prepared.
8. What is your greatest weakness?
Have you already thought about answering this one with “NONE.” Well, that’d be a blunder. The best way to answer this to pick an area of the job that’s not a must have for the job and say you don’t have required experience although you have the ability to buck up. Get smart and creative with this one.
9. Why do you want to leave your current employer?
For this HR interview question the best thing would be to say that you are looking for growth opportunities, learning and a shift in environment. You may also say you can handle more responsibility which the present job doesn’t offer.
Remember to NEVER talk bad about the company and do not quote salary as an answer as it says that salary is your primary motive to work.
10. Why have you applied for this particular job?
Make sure this answer from you, nails down the fact that you are the best fit for this job. Make them realize you possess the required skill-set and that you will enjoy doing this and will be a team player. Also, the cherry on the icing – mention some good aspects about the hiring company.
And you are almost there!
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