In your opinion, what are the core competencies of organizational effectiveness?

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The interviewer is asking what you believe to be the makeup of an effective organization and really to hear your answer from a Human Resource professional's outlook. Your response will require insight, so draw upon what you have seen in your HR career regarding highly successful companies and those that have not. Discuss which core competencies divide the successful organizations from those that fall flat.

"From my experience in HR, and working for successful companies in the past, the core areas of focus should be to excel in areas of employee compensation, labor relations, continuous professional development opportunities, employee safety, and systems streamlining. There are other important sub-topics within those, but these are the core competencies for organizational effectiveness, in my opinion."

"For an organization to have advantages over its competitors, it often comes down to attracting the best talent in multiple departments. A company needs to be hyper-focused on hot employee topics such as attracting and keeping millennial employees, offering professional development opportunities and regular training, and having a stand-out diversity and inclusion program. Through my internship, I also found out first hand how important open lines of communication are in creating a healthy atmosphere for staff."

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"Inspire and motivate others to do their best

Select the best Talent at the Right Time for the Right Job

Provide support to managers (so that they can empower and lead, remove obstacles so they can do their jobs)

Provide training and development to your leadership team

Partner within and across teams (departmental and intradepartmental)

Provide support without removing responsibility (promote accountability)

Communicate"