HR Interview Questions

1. Tell me something about yourself in brief
2. Describe who you are. or Tell me about your background.
3. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
4. You have not done your PG yet. This is not a drawback, but don’t you think you should get a PG degree asap?
5. You have changed jobs/jumped ship too many times already, why so?
6. What are your strong points? or What are your strengths?
7. What is your greatest fear?
8. If I call up your current or previous reporting manager now, what will be their opinion about you? What will they say that you need to work on?
9. Do you have any serious medical issues?
10. Did you ever have a conflict with your current/previous boss or professor?
11. What do your friends/co-workers say about you?
12. What did you do in the last year to improve your knowledge?
13. Explain the difference between group and team. Are you a team player?
14. What is your ideal company or workplace?
15. Have you ever had to fire anyone? How did you feel about that?
16. What is the most difficult thing that you’ve ever accomplished? or What is the most difficult thing you have ever done?
17. What is the difference between hard work and smart work?
18. How do you feel about working weekends and night shifts?
19. Where do you see yourself 3 years from now? or Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
20. Give an example of a time you had to respond to an unhappy manager/ customer/ colleague/ professor/ friend.