Notes

HR Managers make fundamental contributions to the organization's culture, development, and exceptional staffing. Strong interpersonal skills, including a high level of tact, diplomacy, and objectivity, are important in this position.



Job related hypothetical question.


What were you able to learn about our company through our website/or company search?
What about this company most interest you?

What is your remote work experience?

In what way are you set up to work from home?

How do you keep yourself organized?

How comfortable are you with being a leader when needed?-----

How do you handle criticism when things go wrong?

If you realized that a tight deadline would not be met, how would you handle that circumstance?
Can you tell us about an incredibly difficult problem that you solved?

From 1-10 how decisive are you? 10 being most decisive.

In your working history, is there any company experience that comes close to our health/supplement industry?
Tell me about a time you had difficulty working with someone. What made this person difficult to work with for you?
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What do you think would be the biggest hurdles as an HR manager due to everyone working from home? How would you handle that?

What experience do you have with the payroll department?

What steps would you take to ensure diversity in the organization?

If someone did not follow instructions on an important project, how would you approach them?
In your experience, what is the most effective way to resolve employee and upper level management conflicts?

What is your approach to conflict resolution between employees.

Describe your hiring approach. How and where do you find talented job applicants?

How do you define company culture? What would you do to help maintain it as the company grows?

How would you determine the priorities of your role?---------------

If one of the managers under your supervision made a serious mistake, what would you do?
Tell me about a time you were successful in driving positive change.

What actions did you take to shape organizational culture in your past role?

Tell me about a time you made a mistake and what was the resolution and outcome?

Have you ever experienced a misstep that resulted in regulatory issues? How did you handle it?

Do you feel you need an HRIS to perform to the top of your capacity or do you feel comfortable working without an HRIS? (Great for human resources, accounting, management, and payroll, recruiting, such as resume and applicant management, attendance, email alerts, employee self-service, organizational charts, the administration of benefits, succession planning, rapid report production, and tracking of employee training.)
Your HR experience based on your resume is well-rounded. What would you say are 4 areas of HR that you have most experience in? Recruitment and staffing; training and development; performance appraisal; policies and procedures; compensation, rewards and benefits; employee relations; industrial relations; workplace safety; organisational change; payroll; legal compliance; HR technology; and HR administration.
How do you keep up with employment legislation/law? Could you tell me a HR newsletter/magazine or website that you read most often? Can you tell us about 2 or 3 law changes that have recently passed that we may not be aware of?
How can the HR role contribute to our business success? A candidate that has an appreciation and understanding of how HR can contribute to achieving business goals is one that can impact the business in a positive way.
**How would you deal with … ? Think of the trickiest, most involved or most damaging HR issue that you have dealt with in your company. Describe this problem to your interviewee and ask them how they would handle it. -Their answer will tell you how they approach issues, what they know about the law governing them and what the implications of the issue are for the business. From their answers, you will be able to assess how they could therefore contribute to your operation.

What processes or methods would you follow to deliver bad news to staff?
How can you best align performance management with business strategy?
What has been your most significant contribution in an HR role?
What is your experience with KPIs. (Key Performance Indicator)
What process would you follow in addressing an employee grievance?
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What would you like to ask us?

What are the things we would want them to accomplish in the first month. (Or first 3 months)


5 vacation days
5 holidays
3 sick days
Flexible schedule(?)
Free products monthly (3)