Director Of Talent

While there is really no right or wrong answer, I can often deduce the overall work style of a job candidate by their response. If they say they are a cautious, careful driver I tend to learn that they are a little gun shy when it comes to making decisions at work as it relates to their daily responsibilities. They often will need a secondary party before they can move forward. If they respond that they are fast or aggressive or they get where they need to when they need to and on time, I often deduce that the candidate has a more confident, determined approach.

The career prospects, job content, work environment, day-to-day duties, etc

I enjoy recruitment because it allows me to play a front line role in picking out the team of people I work with. I think the people that you work with are really important when it comes to any job. That being said, I would like to continue working in this industry and eventually gain enough experience to become a human resources manager. The reason for this is that I really care about making a job experience the best possible scenario for all workers involved. That’s why I got involved in human resources in the first place.

An impressive and confident response shows that the candidate has prepared for the question, has done serious self-reflection and can admit responsibility and accept constructive criticism. Sincerely give an honest answer (but don't say too much), be confident in the fact that this weakness does not make you any less of a great candidate, and show that you are working on this weakness and tell me how

Our employees should be able to quickly identify problems in our existing processes, systems, or products. So please look over this outline of one of our processes and identify the top three areas or points where you predict that serious problems are likely to occur?

I have a good relationship with my boss; he/she is not the reason I'm looking to move.

This breaks the ice, shows the ability to think on their feet and if they can enjoy working together. Whatever joke is told, it almost always leads to a story.

Rapid learning is essential in our fast moving company and industry. So please select an important subject matter area in this job where you will need to continuously be on the bleeding edge of knowledge. Then show us in some detail how you will initially learn and then maintain your expert status.

I've listened very carefully to what you've told me about the position and on that basis I'm confident that I could do the job as well as, if not better than, the others you have seen.

Why you want the job...(listen carefully during the interview & note interesting pointers)

To be completely effective in any company, the candidate needs to feel passionate about what they are doing. Employees that settle eventually cost a company far more lost revenue than the hour wasted on interviewing the wrong person.

This question gets people thinking and helps me see how someone reacts when caught off guard. The titles can be truly insightful, revealing struggles and challenges that they have faced and overcome.

Lumesse ETWeb is designed for organizations of any size, particularly those where specific HR processes take place and the organization is interested in adjusting its HR plans to suit the strategic and tactical plans of the organization.

The solution is available either in Hosting, operated from a secure data center, or On-Premises model.

You felt your career prospects and progression could go no further and you need a challenge where your potential can be exploited.

Never criticise your manager...

As a company they are fine but I do not think they can match my ambitions with the possible opportunities offered and now is a right time for me to move on.

Be positive...

I wouldn’t say that we research candidates using social media because that can get very sticky. We use social media to present job opportunities. I’m searching LinkedIn and I see you might be qualified for a position, I’ll share a link to the job. But you have to be careful on how deeply you probe. Information you discover might be protected information.

I look for an unusual response with something fun, like a last-minute trip or driving to Atlantic City at 11 o'clock at night. Something that shows me the person has some personality to react positively in different (and crazy) situations that oftentimes occur in our line of work.

With this question alone, I am able to discern what is most important to the candidate, what their hobbies and interests are, their communication skills, their sense (or lack of) humor, their presentation comfort level, their educational background, their grasp of what the position entails, and their work style.