HR Generalist Interview Prep: What Questions Should I Expect?

Hi Friends,

Can you suggest some interview questions that would be asked for an HR Generalist position?

Regards,
Divya

Hey Divya,

As per your request, I have enclosed some questions and answers for you. I hope this will be beneficial...

Please let me know if you need any further information.

Thank you.

It's very competitive and a little difficult to say which questions can be asked in an HR interview. However, I would like to share a few questions that have been recently asked in interviews:

- What do you want to do in your life?
- What was the toughest time in your life?
- Is there anything you wanted to do in your life that you now regret not doing?
- What is the most difficult task for an HR person in a leadership role?
- Why is HR necessary? Can't it be outsourced?
- Why are you here?

I hope these questions help you in your preparations.

All the best,

Regards,
Siddharth
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Hello friends,

I have completed an MBA in HR in 2010. I am a fresher and I am looking for an HR profile. Can anyone suggest how much salary I can expect as a fresher?

Thanks,
nrai

this may help you

1. How will you measure the effectiveness of a training program?
2. How will you ensure that employee welfare measures are in place?
3. What are the various methods of PMS, and which one would you prefer?
4. Why HR?
5. Will you adhere to ethics in a situation where your immediate boss asks you to break a policy for promotion?
6. How important do you think a 360° Appraisal is? Which other appraisal tool would you prefer?
7. What is the difference between recruitment and selection?
8. Would you prefer to be a Recruiter or a Training Manager, and why?
9. Scenario-Based Question
An employee in your organization wants training in communication, but his boss/supervisor wants him to have technical training. Meanwhile, the Manager/Head of the Department wants him to get training in meditation and yoga. How will you solve the problem in one week with a restricted budget?

Regards

Hi Anil, this would definitely help me. Could you also assist me with technical questions related to payroll, labor law, PF, ESI, and other topics?

Warm regards,
Divya

This is very good interview material. I bet this is going to be beneficial for me too as I am preparing for interviews. Thank you.

Regards,
Jaishree

Hi All, I also wanted to ask some technical questions in the interview, such as PF, ESI, Labor Laws, Payroll, etc.

Regards,
Divya

These questions are normally asked to assess various abilities of the person, largely goal orientation, handling difficult situations, and to check if the person can think on his/her feet. Having worked in HR for so long, if someone asks me these questions now, my answers would be:

What do you want to do in your life?
- Be happy and create happiness.

Which was your toughest time in your life?
- Yet to come... probably the current moment... convincing you that I am the best person for this role.

Was there anything in your life you wanted to do and would always regret that you did?
- Flirting with values.

What is the most difficult task for an HR person in a lead role?
- To lead.

Why is HR required? Can it be always outsourced?
- Yes, one needs a good HR person for effective HR outsourcing.

Why are you here?
- To seek an opportunity to make a difference in your life/organization.

Having answered these, I would STRONGLY recommend that everyone should have their genuine answers. A genuine response makes a difference. The human mind is great; it immediately senses the mugged-up/superficial answers. So, do not try to copy phrases of others; create your own with sincerity, and you will see that it shall work.

Hi all, I hope you are all doing well by God's grace. Can anyone provide me with interview questions for an HR position? If you do, kindly attach the file in PDF or Microsoft Word format.

Thanks & Regards,
Joshua

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