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HR Interview Questions

The document lists over 50 common interview questions asked by HR professionals. The questions cover a wide range of topics including work history, strengths, weaknesses, career goals, work style and ethics. Interviewers use these questions to evaluate candidates' qualifications for the role, personality fit with the company culture, and potential for success in the position. Common questions assess a candidate's motivation for applying, response to criticism or new ideas, work ethic and ability to work well under pressure.

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HR Interview Questions

The document lists over 50 common interview questions asked by HR professionals. The questions cover a wide range of topics including work history, strengths, weaknesses, career goals, work style and ethics. Interviewers use these questions to evaluate candidates' qualifications for the role, personality fit with the company culture, and potential for success in the position. Common questions assess a candidate's motivation for applying, response to criticism or new ideas, work ethic and ability to work well under pressure.

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HR Interview Questions

 Tell me about yourself?


 What are your greatest strengths?
 What are your greatest weaknesses?
 Why are you leaving (or did you leave) this position ?
 Why should I hire you?
 Aren’t you overqualified for this position?
 Where do you see yourself five years from now?
 Why do you want to work at our company?
 What are your career options right now?
 Why have you been out of work so long ?
 Tell me honestly about the strong points and weak points of
your boss (company,management team, etc.
 What good books have you read lately?
 Tell me about a situation when your work was criticized?
 What are your outside interests ?
 How do you feel about reporting to a younger person
(minority, woman, etc)?
 What would you say to your boss if he’s crazy about an idea,
but you think it stinks ?
 How could you have improved your career progress?
 What would you do if a fellow executive on your own
corporate level wasn’t pulling his/her weight…and this was
hurting your department?
 How do you feel about working nights and weekends?
 And what would you do if he still did not change his ways?
 You’ve been with your firm a long time. Won’t it be hard
switching to a new company?
 May I contact your present employer for a reference?
 Where could you use some improvement?
 What do you worry about?
 I’m concerned that you don’t have as much experience as
we’d like in...
 Are you willing to relocate or travel?
 Do you have the stomach to fire people? Have you had
experience firing many people?
 Describe the rational and sensible management process you
follow in both hiring and firing.
 Why have you had so many jobs?
 Would you lie for the company ?
 Looking back, what would you do differently in your life ?
 Could you have done better in your last job ?
 Describer a situation that didn’t suffer because of you but
from external conditions beyond your control ?
 Can you work under pressure ?
 What makes you angry ?
 Why aren’t you earning more money at this stage of your
career ?
 Who has inspired you in your life and why?
 What was the toughest decision you ever had to make?
 Have you been absent from work more than a few days in
any previous position?
 What changes would you make if you came on board?
 How many hours a week do you normally work?
 What’s the most difficult part of being a (job title)?
 What was the toughest challenge you’ve ever faced?
 Have you consider starting your own business?
 What are your goals?
 What do you for when you hire people?
 Sell me this stapler…(this pencil…this clock…or some other
object on interviewer’s Desk)
 How much money do you want ?
 What was the toughest part of your last job?
 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?
 Looking back on your last position, have you done your best
work?
 Why should I hire you from the outside when I could
promote someone from within?
 Tell me something negative you’ve heard about our
company…
 On a scale of one to ten, rate me as an interviewer.

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