HR Round- Ease your tension........

When December knocks the calender, what I can possibly think of is, lots and lots of hoildays and festivals. However, this December is special to me because my dear students are being tested to step into the world of responsibilty, discipline and professionalism.  An offer letter from a reputed company judges their dignity  and  boosts self confidence.  That is why, I decided to share my experiences with you all-  to guide you for the Interview.

There are five type of HR questions.

Type 1

1.       Tell us about yourself

2.       What is your most memorable moment / embarassing moment in your life?

3.       What are your hobbies?

4.       What are your strengths and weaknesses?

5.       What are your favourite subjects?

6.       What motivates you / or demotivates you?

7.       What is your opinion on success?

8.       Who is your role model / ideal person?

9.       What is that one thing you want to change  in yourself?

10.   What is that onething that makes you feel that you are unique?

These questions are to check the basic communication skills, confidence, how well the candidate know about himself, about their personality which includes traits like transperency, loyalty, honesty, creativity and their clarity of thought! These are all personal questions ... please do spend time and get to know yourself.

According to me, the first impression is the last impression. You won’t get a second chance to make the first impression. Therefore, your answer has to be  impressive. For eg, the answer to the  introductory question must consist of your name, your father’s name and occupation(optional) and your acedemic details. Then, choose from any of the sub headings like your project work, strengths, achievements,  interests and hobbies!!! Please remember to select only one from the above mentioned list.

Type 2 ( JOB ORIENTED QUESTIONS)

1.       What motivated you to choose this job / career?

2.       What are your goals?

3.       Are you a goal oriented person?

4.       How did you plan to achieve your goals?

5.       What is your recent accomplishments?

6.       Where can we see you after 5 years or may be 10 years?

The objective of these questions is to check the clarity of the “goals and career objectives” of the candidate.

Note:  1.While the candidate is answering any of the above questions, the Interview Board would always countercheck or would be keen to know how much he is interested or focused to secure a job in their orgainsation and to understand if he or she is planning to build a long term of strong association with them!

Hence the candidate, while answering the above questions should convey a clear message that he is very focused towards the new opportunity. He/she should also make the board understand through their answers that he/she is very keen in sharpening their skills and improving their knowledge and want to grow in the orgainsation.

2. Also to check his planning and Execution

3. The above questions are  asked to test the analytical skills towards his goals.  How realistic or practically it can be worked out to achieve the goals.

Type 3

1.       Did you have any conflict with anybody?

2.       What was your worst situation and how did you handle it?

3.       What was the biggest problems that you handled so far? Were you successful?

4.       Can you handle pressure?

These are to check the candidate’s skills in ,

1.       Adaptabilty to a situation

2.       Leadership qualities in Issue resloving

3.       Candidate’s personality in terms of people’s management!

In case if the candidate has mentioned that they are adaptable and flexible in their strength column…..then they have to support it with reasonable examples, Here conflict means  general misunderstandings  or any problem which deals with Interpersonal skills. So please remember to quote only work realted scenarios and not family issues.

Type 4

1.       What motivated you to do this project?

2.       Why should I hire you?

3.       How would you prove yourself right now that incase we dn’t hire you, the company would at loss?

These are targetted to know the ,

1.       True attitude and convincing skills.

2.        

For this question, one has to market his talents in a very professional way by highlighting the acdemic details, soft skills and adaptablity.

Type 5

1.       Are you willing to relocate?

2.       Are you willing to 24/7 if business demands?

3.       Are you willing to work at night shifts?

4.       Are you willing to travel?

The above mentioned questions are to check the flexibility of the candidate. It is also an indication that the candidate is being considered in the selection list.

IMPORTANT QUESTION

                WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE COMPANY?

                 This question is to check if the candidate has done his basic home work about knowing the organisation before going for the Interview.

So my dear………..show your go getter attitude, win the race and join the gang of professionals!

Smile- it is your birth right and maintain a calm composure during the Interview……..ALL THE BEST :)