HR Interview Questions

 

1. Tell me about yourself.

2. Why should I hire you?

3. What are your strengths and weaknesses?

4. Why do you want to work at our company?

5. What is the difference between confidence and over confidence?

6. What is the difference between hard work and smart work?

7. How do you feel about working nights and weekends?

8. Can you work under pressure?

9. Are you willing to relocate or travel?

10. What are your goals?

11. What motivates you to do good job?

12. What makes you angry?

13. Who has inspired you in your life and why?

14. What was the toughest decision you ever had to make?

15. Have you considered starting your own business?

16. How do you define success and how do you measure up to your own definition?

17. If you won $10 million lottery, would you still work?

18. Tell me something about our company.

19. How much salary do you expect?

20. Who has inspired you in your life and why?

21. What was the toughest decision you ever had to make?

22. Have you considered starting your own business?

23. How do you define success and how do you measure up

24. Give me an example of your creativity.

25. Where do you see yourself five years from now?

26. On a scale of one to ten, rate me as an interviewer.

27. Do you have any questions for me?

28. How long would you expect to work for us if hired?

29. Are not you overqualified for this position?

30. Describe your ideal company, location and job.

31. What are your career options right now?

32. Explain how would be an asset to this organization?

33. What are your outside interests?

34. Would you lie for the company?

35. How many hours a week do you normally work?

36. What was the toughest challenge you have ever faced?

37. Have you been absent from work more than a few days in any previous position?

38. What changes would you make if you came on board?

39. What would you say to your boss if he is crazy about an idea, but you think it stinks?

40. How could you have improved your career progress?

41. Why should I hire you from the outside when I could promote someone from within?

42. How do you feel about reporting to a younger person?

43. Looking back, what would you do differently in your life?

44. Why are not you earning more money at this stage of your career?

45. Why did you resign from your previous job?

46. Why have you been out of work so long?

47. Why have you had so many jobs?

48. Tell me about a situation when your work was criticized.

49. Could you have done better in your last job?

50. Tell me about the most boring job you have ever had.

51. May I contact your present employer for a reference?

52. Tell me honestly about the strong points and weak points of your boss (company, management team, etc.)

53. Looking back on your last position, have you done your best work?

54. Why do you consider yourself a suitable candidate for this position?

55. Why do you want to leave your present job or company?

56. You have stayed in your current job for quite a long time, why?

57. What do you know about us?

58. What do you do to improve your knowledge?

59. Can you perform under pressure?

60. Tell us some of your strengths.

61. Tell us some of your weaknesses.

62. Are you comfortable working in a team?

63. How do you rate your communication skills?

64. You do not have all the experience we need for this position?

65. How would you compensate for the lack of experience you have for this position?

66. If you were hiring for this position, what qualities would you look for in a potential candidate?

67. Do you know anyone who works for us?

68. What is your style of management?

69. Have you ever fired anyone? How would you go about firing a person, if required?

70. What irritates you about co-workers?

71. Is there any particular kind of person you can not work with?

72. What qualities would you look for in your senior?

73. What motivates you at work?

74. Will you be happy to work in night shifts or over the weekends?

75. Have you ever committed a mistake at work?

76. What position would you prefer while working on a project?

77. What are the most important things for you as a manager?

78. Will you be happy to re-locate, if required?

79. What kind of a salary are you looking for?

80. Do you have any questions for us?

81. Discuss the most stressful situation you came across in your previous job.

82. For how long do you expect to stay with our organization?

83. Why should we hire you?

84. Discuss your strengths

85. Discuss your weaknesses and how do you plan to overcome it

86. What is your idea of an ideal company?

87. Why are you leaving your previous job?

88. Tell us something about your achievements at your previous job.

89. Tell us what do you know about our company

90. Are you willing to relocate/travel?

91. Are you a good team player?

92. Can you work independently?

93. Do you have any questions for us?

94. Are you willing to work for long hours, if the project demands that from you?

95. What is your current CTC and what are your expectations?

96. Are you planning to go for further studies?

97. Tell us something about yourself, discuss 5 characteristics

98. Tell us something about your hobbies

99. What is more important to you money or success?