Saturday, October 20, 2012

HR Interview @ tweethon



I always wondered what did one bird say to another while enjoying their sun bath on a window… and then years later twitter said it all…though this time it was the humans tweeting just like birds!!

At plugHR every Thursday might not be new day but it’s a day where we have a new tweet – marathon fondly called ‘Tweethon’ . plugHR, a team which believes in matching pace with the latest happenings and loves to create an inertia of movement, is worth following on twitter @plughr. The topics range from Human behavior to HR trends and sometimes simple yet interesting as Social Media.

But the last tweethon was worth mentioning for the topic though generic was too intriguing and looking at all the tweets together I couldn’t stop myself from compiling this version for any such future reference. With no intention to take the credit from Ms Jharna Guleria, our Talent Acquisition Head who somehow not just manages to hire amazing HR folks but also brings up great topics for tweeting J

And  this time she started with a question which is a part and parcel of any HR professional’s life irrespective of the sides?? Here she tweets…

wht r the interviewing questions u ask ur candidates nd skills u assess thru thm.Tweet ur thots @plugHR tweetthon 2day at 4:00PM

and here you go with the tweeting tweets @plughr…
Rohini@plughrRohini

Key to the best recruitment - right employee fit in organizations - is asking the right interview questions. - interviewing questions start with generic questions followed by competency based questions, which produce right results.

How long would you expect to work for us if hired?......helps to understand the stability factor

We can ask candidate What did he/she initially found interesting about job
What is the most difficult or tricky situation you have faced in your career and what you did to solve that
what frustrate or demotivates you

Ask the candidate to tell about himself from his last memory helps judging his personality
asking fav family member and why? kind of people he prefers to work with

Hemant Nitsure @HemantNitsure

Q for ppl who say hobby=readin/ movies. Why U lik particular book/ movie? If u wer 2 make changes in it wht wil u change?

bluff cud also b checkd by askin which is ur fav book and who is the author? most of them get trapped by tis

If you could take back one career decision, what wld it be?If genuinely like their choice of career or wish something else
Its imp 2 define competences desired for the role and a question to figure out d same. And probing questions 2 find more

Kishore Biyani founder of Pantaloons would ask candidate to first ask all the Questions they had. one can gauge the IQ of that person with the questions he/she asks and also tells what they are looking for ?
Top 3 failures and your learning from them ? We know which mistake he won't make again
Ask their best TV serial or movie or Sports& why they like it. You would assess how passionate they are about their liking
If you step out of room & there's a gene asks ur 3 wishes, what it wud be ? Assess candidates priorities in Life,funny bt works
asking recent most learning, & the source of learning

I interviewed someone who gave all good answers but then lost fuse for she was made to meet us 4 times, failed in practise
what benefits would the organization have by hiring you
Ask the candidate to tell about himself from his last memory helps judging his personality
how wud u rate ur experience wit ur current organizatn frm 1 to 10? Ths wil shw attributes of being reasonable & practical

This was indeed an interesting tweety way of HR interview questions and I am sure ,just like me next time you would also ask couple of them while assessing a candidate. And for all those who want to be part of such interesting and tweeting topics feel free to join us in a tweetthon any Thursday at 4pm @plughr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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