Today, my boyfriend told me that he had an interview with XX company. He was a little upset.
He asked me: Did I answer the hr question incorrectly?
I laugh inside for three minutes: only this time, I will feel that the hr circle of contempt chain is such 👇
Recruitment > HR of any other module (male male is doing salary)
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As a poor recruiting dog who’s been in a hole since graduation
I hired a search consultant
I entered the retail industry, recruiting various positions in stores and offices, from store sales to director of xyz
Up to now, looking for Internet r&d positions
There are a few questions that I, and every other HR person, would ask in an interview
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“What are your career plans?”
“How do you feel about working overtime?”
“Why did you leave?”
“What companies have you interviewed with and received offers?”
“What are your salary expectations?”
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Many young brothers and sisters are skilled in the face of technical questions, but do not know how to answer the “difficult” from HR is the correct answer.
It should be noted that, for some companies, the dissatisfaction of HR with you will not affect the decision of the business department, but for some companies, HR has the right to speak, so we still need to be careful to answer these questions that have been asked countless times.
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“What are your career plans?”
– “I still want to do front-end development”
– “planning? It’s nothing. Just keep doing what you’re doing…”
I believe that the second answer is something that most people wouldn’t say unless they were a simpleton, but I’ve heard it several times…
The “career planning” question is typically open-ended — there is no standard answer
So what’s the safest answer?
“My career plan is this:
At present, I have been engaged in web front-end development for 3 years, and I am proficient in XX,XX and XX (to summarize my work experience in one sentence).
In the next 3-5 years, I hope to continue to learn and expand my technology stack, such as XX,XX (if you are not familiar with/have not used some of the technologies required by the position, you can use this way to show your willingness to learn, or simply indicate that you are a technical fanatic who loves learning new technologies).
Meanwhile, I hope to do XX and XX oriented projects/products to accumulate more experience (related to the job requirements and the company’s business).
In addition, I hope to move up in positions as the technology and opportunity matters, such as taking on more managerial responsibilities and starting to bring in new people.”
Above, a simple example
What is the point of answering this question?
- Be organized — show your communication skills
- Summarize your work experience — emphasize again how you fit the job
- Demonstrate willingness/ability to learn, etc. — make up for any mismatches
- Demonstrate a strong interest in the company and the position – plus, knowledge and analysis of the current company’s industry/products is a plus, but not a requirement
- Show the right amount of ambition – Depending on the company, some companies don’t like “ambitious” people, so make sure you know that before the interview
To put it bluntly, hr wants to know whether our company can provide what you want, so as to judge how interested you are in our company. How long can you stay stable after joining the company? So if you really want to join, answer what the company and the position are looking for.
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“How do you feel about working overtime?”
– “996 is something I would never consider”
– “Appropriate yes, I hate unproductive overtime.”
– “Look at the money.”
That’s a really tough question for a chicken
I am personally against 996 with both hands and feet
But how do you answer that question?
First you have to confirm your idea, will you work for 996 company or not?
If you have no other choice, you have the opportunity of 996 company, then I strongly suggest you hold your nose and have a good interview — after all, the environment is not good, who knows if there is a chance of 965 after the capricious rejection? Isn’t it?
In this case, you need to burn incense and change before the interview, sleep at 9pm the night before to make sure you are fresh the next day, and then ask Teacher Tony to cut your hair… Make sure you look fresh and energetic.
Then shout out to HR, “996 is totally fine! I can! I used to be 996! I’m very comfortable with this rhythm! I think that’s how you work! My dream is to grow with the company!”
Anyway, just kidding… But that’s the logic
You have to convince HR that you are 996 true to you
But I’m sure there are a lot of other students who are in a different situation
The company is not the crazy overtime pace of some big factories, but there is overtime
In this case, if you answer, “Yes, I hate unproductive overtime.”
Hr will immediately go off with alarm bells
“What! What is appropriate? What does the little brother mean? How many hours would be appropriate? How many days a week is appropriate? Would it be appropriate for him to give up his personal affairs and stay overtime if the project was under schedule?”
Appropriate, is not a quantitative standard
It’s better to say:
“I think overtime at work is inevitable (brutally tell the truth first and tell HR you approve of it).
All my previous companies had overtime, and the number of days/hours depended on the project. (Indicate that I have worked overtime frequently and can fully adapt to it)
If I have to work overtime, it means that the business of the company is good or the project has problems. In either case, I have the responsibility to stay in the company and promote the development of the company and solve the problems together with other colleagues (even if I think: It is also possible that the boss/product is responsible for the extra workload. Please refrain from saying that you are responsible and dedicated.)
In my spare time, HOWEVER, I do a lot of sports/photography/other hobbies I enjoy.”
Finally, many people will ask hr how often and how long they work overtime in a typical company. This is not a taboo question, but be careful. Some HR people will think that you are concerned about this question, “People who are really ok with working overtime will not ask this question.”
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“Why did you leave?”
– “Didn’t get along with my previous boss”
– “Thought it was a long time, wanted to come out to have a look”
– “Think the technology is too old and the business is bad”
The question falls into two categories:
One: objective reasons for changing jobs, for example, the company moved, the commute was too long, the company went bankrupt, the company downsized, etc
Objective reasons are easier to explain. As long as they are real reasons, hr is rarely wary of this issue
Type 2: subjective reasons, such as, don’t get along well with the boss, think the company has no future, a long time, etc
Suggest not direct, euphemism + show evidence/case
“I think the current boss is not experienced enough in managing the team, so the team is not stable/he doesn’t know much about technology and likes to direct us to do technology/the project assignment is confused /… (Specify the ‘don’t get along’ point)
This is because the current boss is new and the previous boss is working well together.”
“I have been with the company for almost four years, and I have learned a lot. I have grown from a newcomer to an experienced engineer. I am very grateful to the company. Express gratitude and recognition to the current company.
However, the company can provide limited development space and promotion channels in the future.
I really hope to have the opportunity to lead a team, but the company’s business is stable, and the management is stable at present, so there is no vacancy. I have communicated with the leader about this problem, and there will be no opportunity in a short time “(Returning to the question of ‘what is your career plan’, expressing that the company I want cannot give me the opportunity. But only if you know for sure what the company can offer or will offer in the future, or you’re just digging a hole for yourself.)
Answering this question is easy to dig yourself into a big hole, and hr is very shrewd in examining this question and checking it over and over again
The purpose of course is to know how stable are you going to be
If you’ve been with a company for seven or eight years, it’s natural for hr to label you as someone who can’t stay with the company.
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“What companies have you interviewed with and received offers?”
This question is actually because HR wants to know:
- What are the competitors
- How is your market going
- What are your competitors offering you
- What is the probability that you will choose our company
Some people don’t like to give out this information during interviews and keep it to themselves, which is a win-win situation
What’s in it for you?
- “I interviewed XX, XX, XX… I have received an offer from XX and XX “– Tell HR that I am very marketable and many companies recognize my ability. If there is an offer from a large company, it will be more convincing
- “XX and XX will offer me XX and XX respectively” — let hr know their market value. If this company wants you, it will not offer you a lower salary than your current offer, so you can negotiate a higher offer
What else should you pay attention to when you answer?
- Some people say, can I make up a high price offer, to speculate? – the most! Good! No! Want to! To know that the Internet circle hr is a lot of mutual understanding, a little inquiry may not find you are lying, when the time comes you will lose more than you gain; What’s more, your ability, technology is worth this price, your current salary can talk about this number of offer, hr knows, once the doubt, ha ha…
- If you are very interested in this company, or you really hope to get the offer from this company, when telling THE HR what offer you have, you can add “I have a strong intention to join your company, and IF I can receive your offer, I will also give priority to you” — although the HR knows it may not be true. But they’ll be happy to hear it and make you an offer faster
Here’s an awkward situation: What if you have no market, no interviews, no offers?
You’d better not tell the truth: “I met with XX,XX, AND XX failed.” or “I invested in a lot of companies and didn’t get feedback.”
In this case, you need to wrap yourself up
This question needs to be combined with “What are your career plans?
“I have been interviewing several small companies recently, but the big companies have not sent my resume to them because I prefer to get more exercise and opportunities in small companies.
Currently in the interview process, we have not yet reached the offer stage (no offer, because the interview has not been completed).
I prefer your company among the offers because… (Paraphrase career planning)”
Does that make you seem less weak?
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“What are your salary expectations?”
If you don’t have an offer to tell hr what the other company is offering at your current market price, you can say “fair increase.”
Hr will ask questions like “What’s a reasonable increase” and “what’s the bottom line?” to determine if they can give you the number you want
Then you say “I have a few interviews recently, I will consider each company’s situation, wages are just one aspect of the” — this is the hr tell you there will be a lot of choice, let her know can’t price blindly to pressure you, tell her at the same time, pay not the decisive factor, avoid hr think budget than but other companies to give up you, This probably is “dozen slap again give a sweet jujube son” 😁
If you have an offer, just click on the number of offers you have and tell them that you have a strong interest in their company. Then watch their expression
If the HR is hesitant, uncertain or frowns after hearing your offer, it means that their budget may not be as high as that of other companies
But if you’re interested in the company and you’re willing to consider the offer even if it’s not as high as other offers, it’s important to say so. Let hr know that salary isn’t a deciding factor, but don’t be so direct that it sounds like you just want to work for them, as if you can lower the price
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To sum up: There are only a few points to open questions
- Can you give the company you want
- How long can you stay with the company
- Your personality, communication, emotional intelligence, etc
The techniques for answering have always been the same:
- To cater to the company’s business, style, culture, etc
- Meet the requirements of the position (skills, experience, personality, etc.)
- Be consistent, not inconsistent
- Be sincere and believe what you say before you make others believe it
- Be methodical, logical, cause-and-effect, and give examples (this is hard to do most of the time, but is a big plus)
Maybe many people think that this round of interview of hr of Internet company is just a form, and even a slug can pass. I also admit that some HR of some companies actually prefer the process, but even the process, these questions can lead to bad results, such as low salary negotiation — which is the most painful thing
What’s more, recently, many young brothers and sisters told me that they want to work in foreign companies that don’t work overtime. If I have been interviewed by foreign companies, I know that hr has veto power in the first round, and the HR of foreign companies value these so-called open questions most. If they have any doubts, they may let you fail or enter the spare pool
I hope we can all cope better with these problems in the future.
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Rice,
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