Common Interview Questions asked by HR

Each company has multiple rounds of interviews for any type of job. The number of rounds depends on the job applied and the company's hiring process. But there is one common round that candidates need to face for any type of job and any company. That is the HR round. It will be the last round of the complete process and your last obstacle to getting the job. 

Here we are providing some common interview questions asked by the HR Manager and how you should respond to them. So that you can prepare well yourself:

Ans. The first & foremost question asked by HR is usually a brief introduction about you while introducing yourself it should not seem to be mug up. Here you can describe your qualifications, career history, and skills, mainly keeping focusing on the skills relevant to the job applied. The candidate should be comfortable confident but not overconfident or posing.

Ans. When asked for experience candidates should be distinctive in total & relevant experience for the position applied for so that they can provide you clear feedback at the end of the interview. Candidates emphasizing total experience rather than relevant experience have more chances to be rejected.

Ans. When asked this question, it means we need to know your psychology & things that can keep you engaged in our organization so don't hesitate to provide 4-5 things that excite & motivates you at the workplace.

Ans. Candidates may have different reasons to leave a company but we are curious to know if our culture may have that reason or would the candidate adjusted to our culture. What kind of relations the candidate has with the previous organization? What may lead to frustrations or to move from the current organization? So candidates should clearly specify reasons as it may happen other organizations can have the same culture. 

Ans. The main purpose of asking this question is to know "What makes you best fit for this job?" To answer this question, a candidate should focus on the skills and accomplishments that are relevant to this job. Be confident and true, show your interest to work with the company. 

Ans. Most of the candidate says yes in the answer but when in the practical sphere they may or may not be ready to relocate so it leads to a wastage of time & negative recommendation/feedback of the candidates. So don't say yet until you are really able to relocate if shortlisted. 

Ans.  The reason to question is, the employer wants to know how long you can stay with them.  The best way to answer this is to relate your answer with your current job and company and any other related position in the same field and skills. Don't answer anything that is not related to the job you applying for. 

Ans.  Although every candidate knows how to respond to this question as they have experience but some who tell a lie about the current package, get rejected automatically as all companies ask for salary proof these days. The most irritating answer we get these days is that I had increment or appraisal due with current company & that's why we were expecting this much but it leads to rejection especially when we have other options.  The candidate needs to be genuine.

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Other than the above questions, during this round you may ask the following questions that require some thought to answer: