Assignment Of HR Interview Questions with Their Answer

1) Hello, how are you today ?

This is more of a “make yourself comfortable” statements. Answer with a pleasant smile. If
you had any trouble during the day, don’t hesitate to mention it. But make sure you
express it in a positive note.

Examples:

 “I am very well today sir, thank you”.

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 “I am very well today sir, just that the traffic here is bit of a hassle. But I made sure,
I start a bit early to beat it.”
2) Tell me about yourself.

 Give a brief of your education background (up to plus two is fine, your family
and location, any of your hobbies etc.
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 You can also mention one of your major achievements, if it fits the circumstance.
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 Keep the answer to just about 3-4 sentences and not more than that.
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 No need to explain your strengths & weakness at this points (as that will
definitely come along).
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 A common mistake seen is most HR interview is to start the sentence like
“I am basically from...” No need to start a sentence like that.
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 Keep the answer simple, to the point and give space and time for further
questions. Do not stretch it too much.
Example:

“Hi I am “your name” and hails from Bangalore. I did my B.Tech in electronics

and communication from Rameswara College of engineering, which is under Bangalore

University. I had completed my 12th class from Chinmaya Vidhya Mission School and
secured 98% in CBSE Boards. I have four members in my family and I am the youngest son. I
love outdoor sports, specifically athletics and was a member of college athletic team.”

3 ) What are your key strengths ?

This is another most common question in any HR interview. The idea here is to understand
how much you know about yourself and how confident you are about your strengths.

 Just stay positive. Even a simple answer like “I am a very positive person”
is good enough.
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 You can also change this as per the requirement of the interview. Knowing a bit
about the profile you are being interviewed helps as well.
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Explaining your strength with an experience from the past is desirable here.

Example: you can tell any one from below given point

 “Sir, my greatest strength is my ability to learn things quickly. For example, I had to
represent my college in an inter college science exhibition, and was introduced to
the team at the very last minute. I was able to understand our exhibits and artifacts
and present them with great success”.
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 “I think my greatest strength is my positive attitude, even during the most hardest
of times. During my college project, there has been couple of occasions, when our
idea was not falling in place and the results were negative. I had to believe and think
positively and keep my team motivated to persist on our idea, and finally we got the
desired result.”
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 “My best skill would be my verbal ability and articulation skill. I have worked as
editor for our college magazine and have been involved with various literary forums
during my school and college days.

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4) What is one thing, which you want to improve about yourself ? (OR) what are
your weaknesses ?

This is a trick question. The expectation here is to answer a negative trait with a positive
twist. Something which in general a weak point of a person, but is alright from an
organization perspective.

Example

 “I tend to try to take up too many things, leaving little time for myself.”
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 “I am a perfectionist and sometimes, concentrate too much on one single task to get it
to perfection, using up time from other tasks”.
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 “I tend to say Yes, when someone asks for help. I am working on learning to say No at
times”.

5) Where do you see yourself in 5 years from now ?

This is a question intended to know, what are your career aspirations, how long would you be
committed to the organization, is there any immediate plans for you to move on etc. If you
have an actual plan, explain it with reasoning. If you do not have any specific plans as of then,
give a generic answer along with some interesting activity you would like to take up.

Example

“I would like to see myself donning one of the senior positions in the organization
contributing to technology as well as participating in business growth. I am hoping, I
can position myself with relevant experience by then.”

“As a fresher, I am assuming by first five years will be a huge learning curve. I want to
absorb much of the industry knowledge and also to sharpen my technical abilities. In next
five years I see myself playing various roles in the team from a developer to leading a team.”

“I would like to see myself as a technical architect in next five years. My core competency is
with technologies, and I would like to work and contribute in the field of most recent
technologies and advancements. I would like to get take up some of the major technology
certifications”

Have you been in some challenging situation? Explain how you handled it ?

This is usually an add-on question to explain your strengths that you mention previously.
This is good opportunity to give a suitable example, as to why you mentioned what your
strengths are.

Example:
“Yes, we did have some challenging situation during our final semester project delivery.
Usually the kind of code logic we were trying to implemented, works with a 64bit processor,
while we were trying to make it work with a lower configuration, due to budgetary
constraints”. Theoretically it was possible, but result was not coming through and the team
wanted to give up and upgrade the hardware. I was positive, that this will work and that we
stick to the plan and figure out our actual problem. It took some effort to convince my
team, a lot more hard work and few extra hours of reading, but finally we stayed positive
and cracked the issue and delivered the project.

The above example, explains your strength like Positive thinking, hard work etc.

“I have a huge passion for sports and have been a regular member of college athletic
team. There was an event coming up slightly ahead of one of our exam schedule. Although
our coach said, I can skip the competition, I was sure I can win points for the college. So I
decided, I will put in extra time in studies late evenings, while also practicing and attending
the event. I had to stretch a bit physically & mentally, and also manage my time tightly. But
finally I was able to win the tournament and also come out with good scores in exam.

The above showcases, you multitasking capability, time management, passion for things
and hard work.

6) Why should we hire you ?

As a fresher, you can’t commit to any expertise in any specific domain. So this question is
intended to understand what quality of yours will be helpful most for the company.
Knowledge about company and what quality of yours suits the organization, is the key to
answer this. In case you don’t know much about the company, quick learning ability,
flexibility, team player etc are few common qualities that will fit any organizational needs.

Example:
“I have had some internships and industry exposure. So being a fresher, it will still be easy
for me adapt to the new environment, which is significantly lessen my training cost.”

“I have a sharp learning curve, which will help company ramp me up quickly as a
productive resource. An example of my learning curve is my final year project, where I have
worked on a short time frame on an entirely new technology”

“I am a strong team player a good leader. I have been leading teams for technical and
cultural activities during my college days. In your company I will be a great player within
any challenging team and provide leadership when opportunity arises”.

7) What are your hobbies and interests?

You cannot say, you don’t have any other interests, other than academics. Even if you are
very studious, your answer should include reading non-textbooks and following cutting edge
stuffs in technology. A company looks for a candidate who are more rounded and keeps
diverse interests in life. Identify one of your interests other than academics and prepare
answer based on that (Don’t include eating, watching TV, sleeping etc.)

Example:

“I love singing and I also play instruments like Guitar.”

“Outdoor sports is my interest. Specifically cricket”

“I am a numismatist (coin/ currency collector). I have been doing it since school days”

9) Who is the most inspiring person in your life

The important part is not who, but why? When you answer this question with a name,
you should follow it up with why he / she is most inspiring person.
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“My greatest inspiration is Sachin Tendulkar. He had such a humble upbringing & his
hard work took him to the greatest heights in the world of sports. He still keeps himself
rooted and stays humble. I also believe in hard work and humility”.

“My greatest inspiration is my dad. He has always thought me to not worry about my
weakness and take most advantage of my strengths. This has developed a lot of
confidence in me during difficult times.”

10)Are you willing to change your role and profile when required for project?

As a fresher, your most sought after quality is flexibility. You need to showcase, you are
flexible and ready to learn. Saying you are flexible doesn’t necessarily mean, you will be
forced into things, you don’t like. It just shows your positive attitude to learn and try
new things.

Example:

“Yes, most definitely sir. As a fresher, I hope and wish to learn as much things as possible. I
believe taking up different roles and profiles only helps me learn and grow in this industry”

11) Do you wish to pursue higher education?

If you are seriously considering higher education, it’s wise to say so.

If you are unsure (may be – May not be), your answers could be –
“I am interested in higher studies, but not immediately. I want to get started working and
then look for higher education based on my experience and career progressions.”

“Yes, but not immediately. I plan to take up part time studies, with either an MBA or an VLSI
engineering masters, depending on which will be more beneficial for my line of work.”

Some companies support and provide various incentives for part time, full time studies.
If you already know of any such programs, it will be good to align your answer according
to that.

12) Why do you want to work for us?

Mention some good word about the company at the same time, try to align a strength
of yours with the company vision or goal or working culture.

Example

“Working for an organization, which has won best employer award multiple times, in itself is
a motivating factor. But more importantly, I would like to start off my career at a place,
which values ethical practices and encourages overall development of a person.”

“I have always admired XYZ (company), for the cutting edge products and developments it
bring about in the modern world. The impact of our work, is directly reflected among the
society in general, which is a great feeling. I would like to be a part of this modern day
game changer bandwagon.

Note the clever & subtle use of “our” work instead of “your” work. You already seems to
be a part of company.

“I believe, life is always a mix of hard work and fun. I find the work culture of xyz to carry the
same principle. “Work hard... Party harder”. What better way to start off my career, than at
a place, where I will feel like home.”
13) What is one thing that you like about our company?

Again, always know about the company before choosing your answer. A wrong line of
answer could cost you the job itself. Like you go to a research Organization & tell about your
partying habit, you most likely lose the chance to get through. Most likely one of the above
answers applies here also. The difference is, you don’t have to align this with your interests
& strengths.

14) What are your expectations from your first job?

You can always quote a simple vision or strategy which you like about the company. As a
fresher, your most important expectation should be “To Learn” & this is what most
companies expect from you. There could be additional personal expectation like
contributing to society, placing yourself within corporate world, paying off your
education loan etc;

Examples:

“I have had lot of studies during all these years, but mostly theoretical leanings. My first &
foremost expectation from my first job would be to learn how all these are applied in a
practical and industrial way. I also want to be a part of the corporate culture and learn
how this is run.”

“I consider my first job as an extension of my studies only. More like a practical class. I
want to learn a lot of new technologies, learn how the corporate world works, be part of a
big energetic team and contribute to the projects, develop my soft skills and to prepare
myself for tougher challenges in future.”

15) Was it difficult to find the location ?

Mostly an opening statement, to make you comfortable. Be calm & start chatting up
about your experience. Such conversations will also help you cool your nerves before the
interview.
16) Are you ready to fill the bond ?

I am comfortable with bond and you can ask bond condition with HR and if you have any
query or issue so do not dined in front of HR you can tell him/her that you need 1 day time
for consulting with parents.

17) How much salary do you expect?

 I am expecting the salary that much so I can bear my own expenses.

 As per company norms

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 Negotiable

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18) Tell me something about your project and your role & responsibility in

mention project ?

Tell about your project which you have done in Ypsilon it solution
(universal informatics)

19 ) What is Ypsilon ? Is ypsilon it solutions pvt. Ltd. is institute?

Ypsilon is Software development company their is 55 developers are working and owner of
Universal Informatics and Ypsilon is same so technology part is completed by universal
informatics and Project is given by ypsilon it solutions pvt. Ltd.

20) Do you want to ask us anything

MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION!! Never ever, go into an interview without preparing to
ask any question. Always keep a question handy. This is your opportunity to voice any of
your concern regarding the job profile, company profile, location, timing etc; if not
already covered. If you really do not have any questions, ask some general questions like
does company provide any higher education opportunity, does company encourage
corporate social activities. Etc;