Prepared by Shoumya Roy Choudhury

rshoumya@yahoo.com

Interview questions Manager Human Resources

1.
Please tell us something about yourself (educational background, work experience, and
current job responsibilities) that is related to the position.
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2.
Please describe a job description that you had created? What information is mandatory in a
job description?
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3.
Please describe the entire recruitment process and all relevant the forms that are critical to the
process. What are the triggers for recruitment to begin for a particular position?
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4.
How will you source candidates for positions with a limited pool of candidates (eg. ACEndocrinology where you need a DM in endocrinology)? How did you identify the sources, build the
database, and finally identify the right candidate?.
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5.
Please describe a metric (ratio) to estimate the quality of the recruitment function (eg. Cycle
time, attrition %age within 3 months of joining, number of vacant positions, etc). What was your
score on these metrics in your previous organization.
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6.
What is your interviewing strategy/process? How do you determine the intangible
(behavourial) attributes of a candidate (for eg., motivation, influencing skills, negotiation skills,
emotional maturity, etc).
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7.
Please describe the profile of references that you contact for a reference check. How do you
determine the past record of a candidate accurately through a reference check?
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8.
Please let us know about the online job boards that you have used. Please describe some of
the specific products that you have found very useful.
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9.
Please let us know about a vacancy ad that you have written for the appointments section (not
the classified section) of a leading newspaper.
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10.
Please tell me about three strengths and three weaknesses.
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11.
How do you determine the right compensation for a suitable candidate. What information do
you need to assess compensation?
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Prepared by Shoumya Roy Choudhury

rshoumya@yahoo.com

12.
How do you control and manage headcount in a department (eg. manpower planning). Give
an example of a situation where you had to decline the request of a department head for additional
manpower and how did you arrive at a conclusion.
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13.
Describe a performance management system that you have developed and explain how it was
linked to annual increments.
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14.
Describe your annual HR budget and how did you generate the numbers. Describe some of
the HR metrics that you have developed and your recent achievements.
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15.
Describe the different channels you use to source candidates and how you rate the success of
each channel.
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16.
Describe some of the forms that you have developed/used to manage the recruitment process.
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17.
Describe some HR policies and procedures that you have developed and how did it improve
HR operations.
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18.
Describe some cost savings in the HR process that you have achieved and how you achieved
these savings.
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19.
Tell me about three strengths and three weaknesses in you.
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20.
Tell me about a time when you had a conflict/disagreement with a department head and how
you managed the situation.
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21.
Training How do you identify training needs of an employee? How do you assess the
success of a training delivery?
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Prepared by Shoumya Roy Choudhury

rshoumya@yahoo.com

22 (a). Communication skills - Clarity of spoken word

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22 (b). Communication skills - Strong vernacular accent and involuntary use of vernacular language
while speaking
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23 (a). Personality Whether it will merge with the Institute culture and employees/managers
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23 (b). Personality Whether attitude is pleasing and portrays ability to get along with everyone.
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24.
Other disqualifiers Rambling answers, digressing from the interview question, controversial
answers.
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COMPOSITE SCORE
Points scored (A)
Maximum score
Points scored (in a 1 5
scale)
Passing score

Add the points

22 ques X 5.0
(A/110)*5.0

110
3.50

Note: The primary question given above may lead to some more questions, but it is mandatory not
to deviate from the primary questions given above. The rating of the interviewer has to be provided
while the interview is progressing (and not at the end of the interview or later) and candidates with a
minimum overall rating of 3.5/5.0 are eligible for a second interview.
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