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.
While Compensation Managers aren't often directly involved in the day to day operations of extending job offers to candidates, they can be when the staff are trying to navigate negotiations or when a new role is created. In asking this question, your interviewer wants to know you have the ability to effectively analyze and put a job offer together when needed. If you have an example of a time that you were consulted on your experience and knowledge surrounding a candidate job offer, talk about the situation and what you brought to the table to provide a solution. If you don't have the direct experience in a situation like this, you can certainly walk through what you feel would be the key discussion and research points when approached in this role.

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.
"Last year, my company was bringing on a new VP of business development. This was a new role that did not belong to any job families that were currently established at the company. I had to determine which job family this role best fit. From there, I had to do market research to determine what the industry pay mix standards were. This position, according to the market, is heavily bonused and we did not have a bonus structure set up for this type of position. Therefore, not only did I have to find the right salary and pay-mix, but I also had to design a bonus structure. I'm proud of this project. Not only because of all the variables involved, but it helped the company find a suitable candidate."

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