We want to foster innovation within our workforce. What does the term innovation mean to you?
"Innovation means introducing a new process or breakthrough in the workplace. In the HR realm, I see many opportunities for innovation. For instance, I could work with the company's applicant tracking system to search for hidden talent when tight hiring deadlines. I can create ways to accurately track HR projects, such as creating onboarding programs using cloud-based software. I can think of many ways to make it easier for all stakeholders to participate in talent acquisition projects. I look forward to exercising my creativity and introducing innovations, once hired."
With ever-shifting workforce trends, a company's human resources team must be adaptable, creative, and innovative. The term 'innovation' is often overused in business and has become a buzzword that many people don't fully understand. By proposing this question to you, your interviewer is ideally looking to hear that you know what innovation indeed is. Include an example of a time when you introduced an innovative initiative in the workplace or exercised a creative idea that made a positive difference. In the end, make sure that your interviewer walks away from your time together, knowing that you would always keep an open mind new and innovative processes in their Human Resources department.
"To me, innovation means presenting a new idea or making an existing idea better. It's important to be innovative in the workplace, but often it's a misunderstood concept. An example of when I was innovative was when our company was facing budget cuts. I suggested that we begin to operate as though the cuts were already made in an attempt to preemptively save funds. We cut back on unnecessary workforce spending, such as overtime hours. The concept worked well, and we were able to eliminate many unnecessary expenditures while completely avoiding layoffs."
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Great way to show off your research -- nice answer.
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