Question 1

How would you improve upon our product/ company?

Accepted Answer

Best for "How would you improve upon our product/ company?" Since I’d be coming from an altogether new environment, I am bound to possess a new perspective towards everything here including the company, product, customers, environment, strategy etc This will enable me to constructively question things which anyone else here might not do This will help in improving the things and making the product & company better Having worked closely with product development team I understand how the research for product development is carried out and how is customer requirement analysed; I’d be able to provide a value addition there too

Question 2

Have you ever been in a situation where significant change was made to your team, department or organisation? How did you adjust?

Accepted Answer

The purpose of this question is to check your adaptability and flexibility Did you feel victimized? this question by mentioning the change that was made but the main focus should be on how you adjusted in that situation and the results you achieved afterwards For example you can say something like, “Being an early joiner in the marketing team, I opened a lot of new customer accounts Over the time the team grew and we had more people in the team opening more accounts At one point of time, we had to re-distribute the accounts area wise so that a particular territory can be allotted to each one of us This re-distribution meant loss of my high performing accounts and a requirement to develop new accounts in the assigned territory Initially, it looked difficult but I could understand the need for this re-distribution and saw more opportunities for the company and myself I introduced my colleagues to the old accounts I held and started strategizing for better ways to tap the new territory Within 6 months, I could develop 50 new accounts with the help of new strategy Usually we would achieve this result in 9 months to a year”

Question 3

What is the most important step in prioritizing goals?

Accepted Answer

Always prioritize by what's most important to what is less important to us to reach our goals as soon as possible.

Question 4

Assuming that you are selected, what will be your strategy for next 30 days?

Accepted Answer

If I am chosen for this position, I’ll use my first 30 days in understanding my role carefully in terms of the contribution to the industry and increasing the overall profitability I’ll sit with my line manager and other juniors to realize what has already been finished and what its impact has been From there on, I’ll formulate my strategy to development in close conjunction with managers and see that it is perfectly implemented

Question 5

How long can you commit to work with us?

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I like new challenges and fortunate to develop As long as I keep doing these, I don’t think I’ll need to alter I’d like to consider that this relationship lasts for many years However, I haven’t set a period of time limit as such

Question 6

How could you have improved your career progress?

Accepted Answer

State that you are quite happy with your career progress barring few mistakes that could be avoided Highlight some of mistakes you committed and how you have rectified them While answering, you should take all responsibilities for where you are, how you’ve gotten there, where you are going…and you harbor no regrets

Question 7

Can you tell us something about your previous boss?

Accepted Answer

All my bosses enchanted some skills worth learning I have always used to learn something new from them along with my ex-boss

Question 8

What was the toughest decision you ever had to make?

Accepted Answer

“What was the toughest decision you ever had to make?” that means they want to gauge your ability of decision even if there is really hard to choose between any two They want to hear on what circumstances what will be your priorities and values you take while taking a decision which can effect a lot and most important to it Your decision skills are shown to interviewer that you answer will reflect You must be accurate in your answer and try to explain the conditions and evidences upon which you taken such decision Also you can tell how those decisions are beneficial for you in further life Best for “What was the toughest decision you ever had to make?” There are 2 toughest decisions that I ever made in my life The first one is about to choose my career I want to be an engineer but my parents planned for me something else because of financial problems At that time this decision was toughest for me to choose parents planned career path or my own But I go against to my parents path and tried my best to get the scholarship from college, which I also did giving my best performance Second decision that I have taken is to choose between job and higher studies In this I have chosen to do job only I have to learn more within the job and get an experience in my field I also want to emphasize my skills and gain more knowledge in reputed company

Question 9

What changes would you make if you came on board?

Accepted Answer

Good for "What changes would you make if you came on board?" There are so many experienced persons in board May be they know something better than me So I respect their ideas There is much difference between changing and updating Where changing results good outcome with bad And whereas updating results more productivity and innovative thoughts So first I will go for updating results and after that If I feel that change is inevitable than first of all I understand the company goals and environment, if there is any changes needed than I will change by taking suggestions from the respected experienced person for effective results Apart from that if no changes needed than I will give my best to the company as a board member

Question 10

why did you choose HR? what do you want to make your career as HR?

Accepted Answer

HR-Human Resources: To be a good HR person we need to have excellent communication skills,interpersonal skills, good friendly attitude, talkative, decision-making skills etc An HR is the backbone of a company Right from recruiting the suitable person to training and then efficiency appraisal and then compensation and then exit intervieweverything every step involves an HR So, if you wish to be a soul of the company not just a part of it, you should be an HR

Question 11

Is there anything that you do not like about your last or current job?

Accepted Answer

I was quite thrilled while joining my last job Pointing to end, the number of challenges and opportunity to grow further started decreased A challenge loving and development oriented person like me doesn’t enjoy this

Question 12

What is separation in HRM?

Accepted Answer

Separation of an employee exists when the service of an employee comes to an end because of one reason or other "Separation of employment" refers broadly to the process of managing the termination of employment It is a sensitive issue for any organization Types of separation: 1) Volunntary: a) Resignation b) Job abandonment c) Retirement 2) Involuntary: a) Layoff b) Dismissal c) Plant closure d) Death or Disability

Question 13

The first step in the human resource planning process is

Accepted Answer

The first step in the human resource planning process is Forecasting future human resource needs.

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