How to Answer: Tell me about your experience and how it is relevant to this role with ADP.
Advice and answer examples written specifically for an ADP job interview.
50. Tell me about your experience and how it is relevant to this role with ADP.
Why the Interviewer Asks This Question
The interviewer is asking you to take a few minutes to bring your resume to life for them. This question is your opportunity to show them exactly how your existing background is a match for the skills they are seeking in a star candidate.
Written by Elisabeth Walter
How to Answer
With open-ended questions like this one, stick with the most recent and relevant information to avoid lost rambling. This question is not an invitation to start with, 'Back in 1987, I was fresh out of college and decided to join the traveling circus for a year.'
Instead, be sure to highlight your biggest accomplishments! These accomplishments could include awards, accolades, and any other ways that you have received recognition for your great work. Be sure to refer to the ADP job description for some relevant keywords, and tie those into your answer.
Written by Rachel Hills on November 13th, 2022
1st Entry Level Example
"I have recently completed my bachelor's degree in business administration with a focus in human resource management. I took courses on benefits administration, workforce management, and compliance in my HR cognate. I believe these courses, along with my PHR certification, have prepared me for this role with ADP as these are core areas of responsibility in the job description."
Written by Jaymie Payne on November 13th, 2022
1st Answer Example
"I started my career in human resources within the hospitality space, which was a great way to get my foot in the door and learn all that I could about human capital management and how to motivate employees best. For the past two years, I've worked at the intersection of HR and tech, which truly is my professional passion. My projects have focused on how companies can most effectively attract and retain top talent through comprehensive benefits packages that employees can easily access. Given this experience, I feel ready to transition to this role on ADP's (XYZ) team."
Written by Rachel Hills on November 13th, 2022
2nd Answer Example
"For the past three years, I have been working in an inside sales role for your competitor, (XYZ) Company. My background includes experience in consultative sales, solutions selling, as well as new employee training. Since joining my current company, I have been on the sales leaderboard every month except for one. I received recognition for my high percentage of positive customer feedback. All of this experience has prepared me for a larger sales role, which is why I applied to ADP. I have what it takes to meet your needs: I am tech-savvy, an engaged leader, and a strong sales contributor."
Written by Jaymie Payne on November 13th, 2022
Anonymous Interview Answers with Professional Feedback
Anonymous Answer
I worked at the ______ Bureau in the Atlanta Regional Center, I was in the Admin Department as an Administrative Specialist, I was in charge of the payroll area and managed daily administrative activities, and supported the ______ Partnership team.
I'm looking to further develop my experience in payroll, update my knowledge in processing payroll according to the law and apply the rules and best payroll practices."
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About the Author
When I started my career in business management, branding, and marketing, I mistakenly assumed hard work and integrity alone would get me noticed. Back then, I assumed the harder I worked, the faster I’d rise through the ranks. Yet, even in a meritocracy, this is rarely the case.
The goals of my peers competed with mine, and too often, they were better at getting noticed for their accomplishments. And, some of them were all too happy to watch me working harder, as they worked smarter, rising through the ranks faster than me. At one point, a boss of mine labeled me a stealth worker. They said they had no idea I was the one performing all that great work. If only I’d drawn more attention to what I was doing, maybe I would have gotten rewarded for it. So I learned most of my leadership skills the hard way, and the journey was long.
As a leader, my favorite part of the job came to be coaching others. I took pride in sharing the secrets to my eventual success, and offering my outside-of-the-box view of the role. Where other leaders were only in it for themselves, I was genuinely in it for the company and the team. So I taught those I mentored not only what they needed to do, and how to do the job right, but why each step was important. I spelled out how everything fit into the big picture and shared every trick of the trade that no one shared with me. Every single individual I mentored advanced far ahead of their peers, surpassing those who were only in it for themselves.
Another favorite part of the job was recruiting and building the perfect teams. For me, conducting an interview was an art form. I later volunteered my services at career fairs and trade schools, offering advice, from crafting the perfect CV and resume, to delivering a perfect interview, to negotiating a decent raise. Now I am a full-time writer, and left my management career behind me. Yet, I still love coaching others to succeed, and I love writing for mockquestions.com for this very reason.
Here’s what I said to a friend of mine whom I mentored a long time ago: “Every single thing you do, at every stage, can alter the perception others have of your professional worth. My goal is to make you look like an asset worth fighting for.”
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