HR Manager

This HR Manager interview sheet brings together a comprehensive list of interview questions to help you find the best candidate for the position. 

HR Manager Interview Questions:

Use the questions below to choose the best HR Manager for your company. These questions are designed to assist you evaluate your HR Manager’s expertise in the field of human resources, particularly in areas such as regulatory issues, technological tools, and overall strategy.

Ideally, your candidate will be able to go over the HR operations at their prior organization in great detail. Furthermore, they should be able to provide justifications to any key decisions they’ve made with measurable results, and explain how their work contributes to the company’s overall objectives.

This position requires strong interpersonal skills as well as a high level of tact, diplomacy, and objectivity. Additionally, your HR Manager must be able to form excellent working connections with upper management, employees, vendors, and other external resources. They’ll be called upon for other things as well such as conflict resolution. Furthermore, whether your HR Manager is a mid-level employee or is in charge of the entire department, they will be responsible for staffing and training their team.

Operational and Situational questions:

• Explain to us in detail the ideal onboarding procedure that you follow. How would this procedure be the most beneficial for our company? And in what ways does it support our business strategies and goals?
• What is your hiring strategy. What are the steps you follow to find the most talented job applicants?
• Give an example of a time when you oversaw a large-scale HR project from start to finish.
• As an HR manager in our company, what would be the first employee policy you would draft? What is the reason for this? Is policy a big priority for you? How would you ensure that this policy is followed amongst all staff in different departments?
• According to you, what is the meaning of “company culture”? What would you do to keep it this way?
• What are some of the HR technology tools that you utilize? Give us some recommendations of one system per function- for applicant tracking, payroll, onboarding and referrals?
• What are some of the benefits/perks which lead to the highest levels of employee satisfaction and engagement?
• How do you stay up to date and ensure that national labor rules, such as taxes, industrial laws, social security, health insurance are followed? Have you ever made a mistake that cost you a lot of money? Has this resulted in any regulatory issues? How did you deal with it?
• What has proven to be the most effective method for resolving conflicts in your experience, whether it is between employees or upper level management teams?