A good guide for tough HR interview Questions

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HR Interviews

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General Guidelines in Answering Interview Questions
#01: Tell me about yourself.
#02: What are your greatest strengths?
#03: What are your greatest weaknesses?
#04: Tell me about something you did – or failed to do – that you now feel a little ashamed of.
#05: Why are you leaving (or did you leave) this position?
#06: The “Silent Treatment”
#07: Why should I hire you?
#08: Aren’t you overqualified for this position?
#09: Where do you see yourself five years from now?
#10: Describe your ideal company, location and job.
#11: Why do you want to work at our company?
#12: What are your career options right now?
#13: Why have you been out of work so long?
#14: Tell me honestly about the strong points and weak points of your boss (company, management team, etc.)…
#15: What good books have you read lately?
#16: Tell me about a situation when your work was criticized.
#17: What are your outside interests?
#18: The “Fatal Flaw” question
#19: How do you feel about reporting to a younger person (minority, woman, etc)?
#20: On confidential matters…
#21: Would you lie for the company?
#22: Looking back, what would you do differently in your life?
#23: Could you have done better in your last job?
#24: Can you work under pressure?
#25: What makes you angry?
#26: Why aren’t you earning more money at this stage of your career?
#27: Who has inspired you in your life and why?
#28: What was the toughest decision you ever had to make?
#29: Tell me about the most boring job you’ve ever had.
#30: Have you been absent from work more than a few days in any previous position?
#31: What changes would you make if you came on board?
#32: I’m concerned that you don’t have as much experience as we’d like in…
#33: How do you feel about working nights and weekends?
#34: Are you willing to relocate or travel?
#35: Do you have the stomach to fire people? Have you had experience firing many people?
#36: Why have you had so many jobs?
#37: What do you see as the proper role/mission of…
#38: What would you say to your boss if he’s crazy about an idea, but you think it stinks?
#39 How could you have improved your career progress?
#40: What would you do if a fellow executive on your own corporate level wasn’t pulling his/her weight…and this was hurting your department?
#41: You’ve been with your firm a long time. Won’t it be hard switching to a new company?
#42: May I contact your present employer for a reference?
#43: Give me an example of your creativity (analytical skill…managing ability, etc.)
#44: Where could you use some improvement?
#45: What do you worry about?
#46: How many hours a week do you normally work?
#47: What’s the most difficult part of being a (job title)?
#48: The “Hypothetical Problem”
#49: What was the toughest challenge you’ve ever faced?
#50: Have you consider starting your own business?
#51: What are your goals?
#52: What do you for when you hire people?
#53: Sell me this stapler…(this pencil…this clock…or some other object on interviewer’s desk).
#54: “The Salary Question” – How much money do you want?
#55: The Illegal Question
#56: The “Secret” Illegal Question
#57: What was the toughest part of your last job?
#58: How do you define success…and how do you measure up to your own definition?
#59: “The Opinion Question” – What do you think about …Abortion…The President…The Death Penalty…(or any other controversial subject)?
#60: If you won $10 million lottery, would you still work?
#61: Looking back on your last position, have you done your best work?
#62: Why should I hire you from the outside when I could promote someone from within?
#63: Tell me something negative you’ve heard about our company
#64: On a scale of one to ten, rate me as an interviewer


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[mammamia11]

woot haha i was thinking of googling for some questions cuz im gonna have some interviues this month, thanx for such a helpfull information!