Human Resources Manager Interview Questions
Go Back1. Have you ever had a particular circumstance where you needed to deviate from HR policy? How did you approach the dilemma?
2. Tell me about a time when you influenced hiring practices at your current or former employer.
3. How do you ensure a professional yet fair approach to disciplinary action?
4. In your opinion, what are the core competencies of organizational effectiveness?
5. What are the 3 most important functions of an HR department?
6. In which HR software tools are you best versed?
7. With which applicant tracking systems (ATS) are you most familiar?
8. We want to foster innovation within our workforce. What does the term innovation mean to you in respect to your HR management responsibilities?
9. Give me an example of a time when you had to come to a decision quickly.
10. As a Human Resources Manager, which publications and resources do you turn to the most?
11. What do you believe to be the most prominent human resource trend of the year? Have you yet embraced it?
12. Do you keep up with changes in HR law and legislation? If so what resources do you rely on for your information?
13. How do you find qualified candidates? Discuss a time when your approach helped you to hire a great employee.
14. What does the term attrition mean, and what are the biggest causes of employee attrition rates?
15. From an HR perspective, what common mistakes do you often see in corporate Diversity & Inclusion plans?
16. Do you possess the knowledge and awareness required to communicate in a multicultural workplace?
17. If you could create a D&I plan for your current employer, what would you prioritize?
18. How can a company best embrace diversity in their hiring plan?
19. Have you ever led a workplace investigation related to discrimination, bullying, or sexual harassment?
20. Do you have experience choosing, introducing, and explaining employer health benefits?
21. Have you ever led performance reviews or employee coaching sessions?
22. Which workplace culture development strategies have you explored?
23. Do you have experience using HR data analytics for the purpose of compensation benchmarking?
24. What type of long-term incentive programs have you leveraged to drive employee performance?
25. Do you have experience in mass-layoffs or terminations? What is your view on job eliminations?
26. In your experience, what is the biggest challenge working in the human resources field?
27. Why did you choose to become a human resources professional?
28. Why do you want to be our Human Resources Manager?
29. Do you have experience preparing or leading new hire orientation?
30. As an HR Manager, how do you measure the success of your department?
31. How do you help employees reach their professional development goals?
32. As an HR Manager, how do you motivate and encourage your Human Resources team?
33. What HR-related strategies have you introduced to address workplace-related diversity issues?
34. How do you help your company to make sound hiring decisions?
35. Tell me your most proven strategy for motivating under-performing employees.
36. What are the most significant people issues you have encountered in your HR career?
37. As our HR Manager, how would you approach an equity problem in the workplace?
38. Discuss a time when you explored organizational gaps and created new opportunities for employees.
39. 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?
40. Tell me about a hiring mistake you made. Were there any details in the hiring process you missed and realized later? How did you adjust from what you learned?