Struggling with HR Interview Questions and Job Titles: Need Your Insights and Advice

Dear seniors,

Good morning.

Last week, I attended an interview at an MNC. The HR manager asked me a few questions to which I am unable to find answers:

1. What is recruitment time out?
2. What is the common process of Performance Appraisal Management?
3. How do you calculate pension (if a staff member asks for their pension amount)?
4. What is PAS time out?
5. What is the training duration?

Another question I have is regarding a small office where only a few staff members are working. Even though the staff does not have an assistant, their designation is Manager. Similarly, I do not have an assistant, but my designation is HR Manager. Is it appropriate to have a designation when there is no assistance or anyone under us?

Thank you.

Dear Prashant,

Instead of answering your questions, let me ask a few questions and give some sincere advice as a "Master Googler", as my sister-in-law has labelled me. What qualifications do you have? Is this your first job? Have you searched the web for answers to these questions? I ask the last question as I found an excellent analogy for the need for time-out from any task, let alone Recruitment.

Hence, I kindly request you to find answers to your questions by searching the web and post what you think would be the answers and then ask if you are on the right lines.

Have a lovely weekend.

Simhan A retired academic in the UK