Director Human Resources Interview Questions
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Tell me about a time when you were faced with politics in the office that threatened to derail a project.
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Give a real life example.
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Two colleagues got in a heated argument and refused to work with each other. They both had skills that were essential to completing a group project we were working on, so we couldn’t continue without their cooperation. I brought them into HR one at a time to speak to them one-on-one. I was able to resolve the issue between both of them by finding a middle ground. Less
What was the most difficult employee relations situation I had been involved in?
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The most difficult employee relation issue was dealing with an employee who contrived a story from a conversation he overheard and misunderstood from employees talking in the commons area. He was convinced they were talking negatively about him and he was extremely angry. After many discussions with him he became aware of his mistake. But he still asked to resign because he was embarrassed about his reactions. Less
What strategy would you implement to recruit the best candidates to work for S&N?
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One strategy for recruiting strong candidates is to leverage the current employees' networks. If you already hired a competent employee, it's likely he or she knows other competent people, which saves time during candidate searches. Therefore, set up an employee referral system that rewards employees for recommending good candidates. Less
Describe how you would design and implement a complete employee benefits package including health and retirement programs.
How will ensure that attrition is with acceptable limits of 5 to 8% ?
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What type of environment do you thrive in?
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I enjoy both the operational and strategic. It is the interpersonal relationships I enjoy, that makes the work more meaningful Less
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Before working at CareFusion , I was only exposed to working the office as a single power house of one. Less
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Attach to above, after working as a team on more than one project, I found that this was the most effective tool for brainstorming ideas. Team building cut down on meetings and allowed us to walk out with a solution . Further info needed, we could email for final approval. Less
COO’s first interview question was “Are you currently employed?”and went downhill from there.
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Unable to answer this and other questions because she repeatedly cut me off and ended the meeting after 10 -15 minutes. Less
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I went through the same experience when i went in for an interview. I was questioned about the number of people i moved out from my previous job then she insulted me saying i stayed at my last job for only 6 months and they weren't even jobs they were internships. I kept it pushing. After all the gas and toll money wasn't worth it. Social services starting to be about business and not helping the less fortunate coming from my experience interviewing with them. Best of luck to you all. Less
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I had the same experience and they made me wait for 1 1/2 hours. I was rushed out like I was bothering her. If you don't want late interviews then don't set them up, I wasn't the one who asked for that time. Less
Question : Tell me about yourself
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They don't really care, they were just trying to sell me $250 every two weeks, below minimum wage job. Less
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My name is Tony, I'm a first lieutenant in the lebanese army, with a diploma from the United States army in ABOLC course, I have a diploma as a fitness expert from step ahead sports school, A certificate in personal training, Sports nutrition, strength and conditioning and finally in post rehabilitation. I'm a bodybuilding competitor men's physique category, got the first place in the lebanese bodybuilding contest three years in a row and competed in mr. Olympia amateur india 2017 and placed in rank 7. Less