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Human Resources Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Human Resources interview, here are 40 interview questions and answer examples.

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How do you like to be recognized for your accomplishments as an HR professional?

The interviewer would like to know what motivates you to achieve in the workplace. We all want recognition in some way for our accomplishments. Perhaps you enjoy financial perks, public attention, kind words, added responsibilities, or title promotions. Share with the interviewer how you would like recognition for your hard work in their HR department.

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40 Human Resources Interview Questions & Answers

Below is a list of our Human Resources interview questions. Click on any interview question to view our answer advice and answer examples. You may view six answer examples before our paywall loads. Afterwards, you'll be asked to upgrade to view the rest of our answers.

  • Accomplishment

    1. How do you like to be recognized for your accomplishments as an HR professional?

  • Adaptability

    2. What new human resources topic is piquing your interest the most right now?

  • Adaptability

    3. What role do you prefer to play as part of a larger team? Do you have the ability to be flexible and adaptive when working as part of a team?

  • Behavioral

    4. How do you treat candidates not selected for the job? Walk me through your process.

  • Behavioral

    5. Tell me about a hiring mistake you made. Were there any details in the hiring process you missed and realized later? What did you learn from this situation that you can bring to our organization as our next Human Resources professional?

  • Career Goals

    6. As a Human Resources professional, which publications and resources do you turn to the most?

  • Communication

    7. As a Human Resources representative with our organization, how would you show people that you are listening to them?

  • Compatibility

    8. If we hired you as our next Human Resources professional, what management style would you bring to our team?

  • Compatibility

    9. In a utopian world, what does a perfect Human Resources department look like for you?

  • Compatibility

    10. In your eyes, what is the ideal size of an HR department that you would join?

  • Competency

    11. How do you use social media and other online tools in your recruitment processes?

  • Competency

    12. How do you use data and analytics in your HR process?

  • Competency

    13. How do you help your company to make sound hiring decisions?

  • Competency

    14. Do you have any experience in the administration side of benefits for an organization?

  • Competency

    15. What experience with different compensation models would you bring to our team as our next Human Resources professional?

  • Competency

    16. What would you consider to be your forte within the functions of Human Resources? How could this benefit our team?

  • Critical Thinking

    17. Give an example of a time when you had to be quick in coming to a decision during your HR career. What decision making processes did you have to use in this situation?

  • Diligence

    18. Tell me how you organize, plan, and prioritize your work as an HR professional.

  • Diligence

    19. If hired on our Human Resources team, what weight do you put on a candidate's professional references when considering them for a hire?

  • Direct

    20. Do you have any questions for me regarding this role or this organization?

  • Experience

    21. What do you feel are the keys to building a strong organizational culture?

  • Experience

    22. Do you have experience using an ATS? Which applicant tracking systems do you know best?

  • Experience

    23. Have you every been involved in cost reduction efforts during your HR career? What was the effort and how did you effectively handle it with success?

  • Job Satisfaction

    24. What do you enjoy most about working in the Human Resources field?

  • Job Satisfaction

    25. Why did you choose a career path in Human Resources?

  • Leadership

    26. How would you find qualified candidates for our open positions? If possible, share a time that you used a unique approach to recruit a great candidate.

  • Leadership

    27. Do you have experience guiding candidates through job offers and negotiations that you would bring to our organization?

  • Leadership

    28. Do you have experience leading terminations as a Human Resources professional?

  • Leadership

    29. Do you have experience preparing or leading new hire orientation?

  • Leadership

    30. Do you have experience in orienting new staff to employer health benefits?

  • Leadership

    31. What experience in coordinating interviews and documenting the candidate journey would you bring to our team as our next HR Representative?

  • Management

    32. When interviewing a candidate as a Human Resources representative, what do you feel is the most important question you could ask?

  • Performance

    33. Describe the most significant written document, report or presentation which you had to complete. What skills did you take from this that you can bring to our Human Resources team?

  • Scenario Based

    34. Talk about a time when you dealt with a difficult person in the workplace. How did you handle the situation? Were you able to correct their behavior?

  • Scenario Based

    35. Tell me about a time when you positively influenced hiring practices at your current or former employer. What prompted you to take this action?

  • Stress

    36. What do you find to be the most difficult part of working in Human Resources field?

  • Teamwork

    37. If hired to join our HR team at this organization, how would you build relationships with your new colleague and supervisors?

  • Tough

    38. What does the term attrition mean, and what are the biggest causes of employee attrition rates?

  • Tough

    39. We want to foster innovation within our workforce. What does the term innovation mean to you?

  • Trust

    40. Talk about a situation in your career that tested your ethics. What did you learn from that situation that you can bring to our Human Resources team?