QUESTION 9 OF 35

If you are meeting with a newly promoted manager who does not understand internal compensation policies, what would you do?

Here, your interviewer is trying to see if you have the ability to explain internal compensation and payroll processes to someone that needs the information internally as you may be called upon to do this frequently if hired as the next Compensation Manager. Tell your interviewer about a time when you had to explain compensation processes to an internal client. As you discuss this, talk about the methods you use to ensure that others understand what you are teaching them.

"I have coaching sessions even after I do an initial compensation orientation with all new hiring managers at my current organization. One time, I remember a newly promoted manager that did his own salary study for a position he was recruiting for. When I told him what the maximum salary was for the position, he did not understand why he could not offer a higher salary. I sat down with him and explained internal equity and total compensation and how that impacts current staff and future hires. After our conversation, he retooled his salary study as a result, and we didn't have an issue after that."

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