Master 35 Compensation Manager interview questions covering pay equity, market analysis, and benefits design.
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Amy Hagan is an HR Executive turned HR Consultant. She has 20+ years of experience in human resources, including HR Specialist for the US Department of Defense.
In proposing this question to you, your interviewer is trying to gauge both your customer service and judgment skills. As the Compensation Manager for this organization and the expert on the benefits administration side, you will be tasked with being the problem solver on the organization's benefits. If you do have experience in working with issues surrounding benefits, provide your interviewer with an example of a time where you solved a problem for an employee. If you don't have direct benefits administration experience, discuss how you would use your excellent problem solving and communication skills to find a solution.

Amy Hagan is an HR Executive turned HR Consultant. She has 20+ years of experience in human resources, including HR Specialist for the US Department of Defense.
"Yes, I have one example that I will never forget. We had a spouse of an employee who had a pre-term baby. As you know, there is a time limit when a child can be added to health insurance coverage. We did not know that the employee's spouse had given birth and with all of the hardship and stress the employee's family was under, they didn't take the action needed to add the new child to their coverage. I worked with the employee to have the hospital write a letter stating the employee's spouse and child were both under medical care, and we were able to present the letter to the insurance carrier. Because of the extenuating circumstance, the carrier approved the baby being added to the insurance effective back to the date of birth. It was a pretty small amount of work that ended up having the greatest of impact on a valued employee and their family."

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