Top 7+ Effective Behavioral HR Interview Questions and Answers
Frequently Asked HR questions from my personal experience
The HR interview rounds can make or break your opportunity to join your dream company. Hence it is best to keep some tips in mind to ace this interview.
Tell me about yourself?. (universal question)
You can take your time to explain about yourself. You can begin with your name and place where are you from, and then your roles in the xyz company and explain about your major roles and responsibilities. then you can tell about your hobbies.
Why do you want to work for our company?
I feel that with my current skill sets and my experience in the XYZ domain, the job requirements this role presented are a perfect match for me. I could visualize myself in that role as it aligned with my career aspirations, skills, and expertise. Besides, I have researched your company and found that it has impressive and promising projections which made me excited to be a part of the amazing future. I found this place to be a perfect fit for utilizing my expertise along with the promising aspect of personal growth.
What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses?
Note : Start by stating the strongest skills and qualities that can be of a great match to the job role. Be ready with the backup claim for each of the strengths that you mention. Avoid speaking of the strengths that you do not possess.
Do not tell any weakness that can potentially jeopardize your candidature and always mention how you are working on improving them.
Answer : I think one of my greatest strengths is that I am a great team player. I am also a self-motivated and quick learning individual. Whatever task that I set to do, I always give my best and complete it diligently well in advance. My weakness would be that I am learning to master people skills while meeting new individuals. I get nervous while talking to new people. I have been working on this for quite a long time and I can say with utmost confidence that I have come a long way.
Why are you looking for a change?
The reason I am looking for change is that I feel like now is the time to expand my horizon. I have worked in my current company for quite a long time and while I am grateful for all the opportunities that were presented to me there, I want to go beyond my current role here, explore different avenues and take up challenging roles and I believe that your company will be the perfect place for me to push and grow myself as an individual.
What is your biggest achievement so far?
Answer in a STAR format. STAR represents: S: Situation, T: Task, A: Action, and R: Result
Ans: I have achieved several milestones to date in my career as a IT engineer. The most recent one is of the time when we were working on a critical component of a product pertaining to customer payments. We were working round the clock for around 2 months and I was a core developer. I was made a lead to this component for completing the task in another 2 months. To meet the deadline, we ensured that we upskilled ourselves to learn all the aspects of the development of this module and brought in a few more resources to complete it faster. Post the deployment, I trained our team to support the platform proficiently. Ultimately, we could complete the product well in advance of the deadline. When the product was launched, the higher management was super proud of us and our team was awarded for our outstanding performance in the quarterly town hall. It was a very proud moment for me.
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Over 5 years, I would love to utilize all the opportunities that this company provides me to learn by utilizing the internal and external training programs. My ultimate career goal is to become a Technology Architect and hence I would look forward to developing various products that represent the vision of this company and be a part of making a difference along with quickening my journey of becoming a Tech Architect.
How do you deal with criticism?
I am always enthusiastic about learning new things and during the process, I might tend to make mistakes. If someone provides me with constructive criticism, I am always open to it and I will work on correcting myself and learn from my mistakes. This would help me grow and move forward. If the feedback is negative, then I am mature enough to ignore the feedback and continue working on doing my job to the best of my capabilities without dampening my spirit.
Few Basic tips —
· Tricking during the HR interview should be avoided at all costs.
· Answer to the point and while answering, be honest and truthful. If you don’t know be honest to say I don’t know about this.
· Wear comfortable but formal clothes, do not fake! Be yourself.
· Keep accessories to a bare minimum.
· Reach the venue on time.
· If the interview is scheduled online, then log in at least 10–15 minutes earlier than the scheduled time and ensure that your connection set up is alright.
· Do not sound dull while answering. Be enthusiastic and interactive with the hiring managers.
· In case the interview is online, then remember to keep your video on. Lastly, have a smile on your face.
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