Basic HR Interview Questions

and Answers
Q.1. Tell me something about yourself.
• For B. Tech. Students:
• Answer.1. My name is ---. I am from (your
city/village). I am a student of B. Tech (branch
name) Final Year. My college name is Kali Charan
Nigam Institute of Technology which is affiliated to
AKTU and approved by AICTE. I did my intermediate
from (board name). My strengths are (your
strengths). My hobbies are (your hobbies). My Final
Year Project is (your project name. Give a brief
introduction about your project.). Thank you.
 Q.1. Tell me something about yourself.
Contd.
• Answer.2. I am (your name) from (your
city/village). I am pursuing/doing my B. Tech.
in (your branch name) from Kali Charan Nigam
Institute of Technology which is affiliated to
AKTU and approved by AICTE. I have
completed my intermediate from (your board
name). My strengths are (your strengths). My
hobbies are (your hobbies). Thank you.
 Q.1. Tell me something about yourself.
Contd.
• For MBA Students:
• Answer.1. My name is ---. I am from (your
city/village). I am a student of MBA Final Year and
my specializations are --- and ---. My college name
is Kali Charan Nigam Institute of Technology which
is affiliated to AKTU and approved by AICTE. I did
my graduation from (your college name). My
strengths are (your strengths). My hobbies are
(your hobbies). Thank you.
 Q.1. Tell me something about yourself.
Contd.
• Answer.2. I am (your name) from (your
city/village). I am pursuing/doing my B. Tech.
in (branch name) from Kali Charan Nigam
Institute of Technology which is affiliated to
AKTU and approved by AICTE. I have
completed my graduation (college name). My
strengths are (your strengths). My hobbies are
(your hobbies). Thank you.
 Q.2. Why do you want to work for this
company?
• Answer.1. Sir/Ma’am, I am a fresher. This company is a
great platform to start my career. The job profile is also
related to my skills that is why I want to join this company.
• Answer.2. This is the company which is providing me the
opportunity to work in my core stream. Here, I can learn
and utilize my skills for betterment of both me as well as
the company.
• Answer.3. I have checked website of the company and
found that this company is the fast growing company. I
want to be a part of this company. This company is
providing me all those benefits which I required.
Q.3. Do you consider yourself successful?

• Answer.1. Yes, I think, success is always time-

bound. (Give an example in which you have
completed any task within the given time
frame).
 Q.4. Are you willing to travel?
• Answer.1. Yes, I have no problem in
traveling.
• Answer.2. Yes, I have no problem in
traveling. Traveling is my hobby.
Q.5. What would you consider your greatest
strengths & weakness?
• Answer.1. Mention your strengths
and also mention your one weakness
which must not affect the job.
 Q.6. What motivates you?
• Answer.1. Challenges motivate me a lot. If
there is challenge in some work then I feel
motivated to do that work.
• Answer.2. New tasks motivate me. I always
explore new things specially related to my
stream.
• Answer.3. Creative and innovative things
motivate me a lot.
 Q.7. Tell me about your dream job.
• Answer.1. My dream job is the job in which I can
get growth and job satisfaction.
• Answer.2. In my dream job, I will be handling a
team and will attain desired outcomes as per the
requirements of organization as well as to me.
• Answer.3. My dream job is the job in which I can
utilize my knowledge, skills and abilities. I want
good career growth and success from my dream
job.
 Q.8. Why should we hire you?
• Answer.1. I think; I have all those skills which are
required for this job, so I feel you can hire me.
• Answer.2. I have checked the job description and
found that I have the required skills and I also
fulfill the job criteria, so I think you can hire me.
• Answer.3. I feel that my knowledge, skills and
abilities are matching with the job profile that is
why I think, I could be hired.
 Q.9. Are you a team player?
• Answer.1. Yes, give an example.
 Q.10. What is your philosophy towards
work?
• Answer.1. ‘Work is worship’ is my philosophy
towards work.
• Answer.2. ‘Do what you love or love what you
do’ is my philosophy towards work.
 Q.11. Are you willing to work overtime?

• Answer.1. Yes, I am a fresher and I want to

learn new things in a short period of time.
Therefore working overtime will be an
opportunity for me to learn new things.
• Answer.2. Yes, I have no problem in working
overtime. I will take it as a challenge.
• Answer.3. Working overtime is not an issue for
me. I will take it as an opportunity.
Q.12. What will you do if you don’t get this
position?
• Answer.1. If I will not get this position, I will
feel little disappointed because I want this
position. But I will take it positively and will
find out my shortcomings. I will work on them
and will try not to lose the next opportunity.
• Answer.2. I will prepare myself in more
efficient manner and will try for the next
opportunity. But I think, I will get this
opportunity.
 Q.13. How would you be an asset to this
company?
• Answer.1. I will utilize my knowledge and skills
to benefit the company. I will give my 100% to
the company also. So in this way, I will be an
asset to this company.
• Answer.2. I feel I am a suitable candidate for
this job profile and I will be more productive
to the company as I have the required skills. I
will always work for the welfare of the
company.
 Q.14. How long would you expect to work
for us in case you are hired?
• Answer.1. I will work here for as long as
possible, if I will get desired growth and job
satisfaction.
• Answer.2. I want to learn new things and also
want growth in my career if this company
provides me both then I will stay with this
company for as long as possible.
 Q.15. Describe your ability to work under
pressure.
• Answer.1. I have no problem in working under
pressure, if there will be pressure then I will
take it positively and learn new things from it.
I want to share one incident- (share any
incident of working under pressure).
• Answer.2. Working under pressure is not an
issue for me as I want to learn new things.
Q.16. Why do you think you would do well
at this job?
• Answer.1. I would do well at this job because I
have the required skills and knowledge. This
job is also related to my core stream.
• Answer.2. I think I am a flexible and adaptive
person. I can learn new things very quickly. I
am sure I will be able to contribute for the
growth of the company.
Q.17. Are you willing to make sacrifices for
this company?
• Answer.1. Yes, I am willing to make sacrifices
as I am a loyal person. If the company requires
something extra from me then I will take it
positively.
• Answer.2. There is no problem in making
sacrifices as I am a fresher and if sacrifices
mean doing extra work or stretching shifts
then it will be an opportunity for me.
 Q.18. What are the qualities do you look
for in a boss?
• Answer.1. Boss must be supportive and
understanding. The boss should focus on his
subordinate’s overall growth.
• Answer.2. A boss must possess two main
qualities, leadership and support. The boss
should also be unbiased.
 Q.19. How do you propose to compensate for
your lack of experience?
• Answer.1. Yes, I am a fresher but I am a quick
learner. Whatever training will be provided to
me, I can learn and implement the things in a
very short period of time.
• Answer.2. I am a dedicated person towards my
work. Being a fresher, I have no experience but I
am good in my subject knowledge. I have little
knowledge about the working environment
because of my internship experience.
Q.20. Would you rather work for money or
job satisfaction?
• Answer.1. In my opinion both are important.
Money is important for physiological needs
and job satisfaction is important for
psychological needs.
• Answer.2. I think both are necessary. If anyone
of the two is compromised then the job will
become monotonous.
• Answer.3. Sir, as I think both are
complementary.