Hello all,
I went for an interview yesterday. The panel asked a few questions that I want to share with you all. Kindly give some feedback on the following questions:
1. As some candidates in IT have more than 2 or 3 months of notice period, how can you, as an HR professional, confirm their joining after such a long period?
2. If you invite 100 people for a face-to-face meeting but only 15 people show up, how would you manage the situation or what actions would you take in that scenario? (Note: Regardless of the number of openings, the panel expected all 100 candidates to be present for the round.)
Thank you.
From India, Chandigarh
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I went for an interview yesterday. The panel asked a few questions that I want to share with you all. Kindly give some feedback on the following questions:
1. As some candidates in IT have more than 2 or 3 months of notice period, how can you, as an HR professional, confirm their joining after such a long period?
2. If you invite 100 people for a face-to-face meeting but only 15 people show up, how would you manage the situation or what actions would you take in that scenario? (Note: Regardless of the number of openings, the panel expected all 100 candidates to be present for the round.)
Thank you.
From India, Chandigarh
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Hi, Prachi.
If a person is in a notice period, then as an HR professional, if you want to reconfirm their interest, simply ask them whether they want to withdraw their notice or state the conditions under which they wish to leave the company. If they express a desire to return under certain conditions and the company has no issues with it, you, as an HR person, can confirm their return.
When you invite 100 people for an interview, it is not obligatory for all 100 individuals to attend. Inviting people does not imply forcing them to attend the interview. It depends on the individual's willingness to participate.
From India, Jalalpur
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17If a person is in a notice period, then as an HR professional, if you want to reconfirm their interest, simply ask them whether they want to withdraw their notice or state the conditions under which they wish to leave the company. If they express a desire to return under certain conditions and the company has no issues with it, you, as an HR person, can confirm their return.
When you invite 100 people for an interview, it is not obligatory for all 100 individuals to attend. Inviting people does not imply forcing them to attend the interview. It depends on the individual's willingness to participate.
From India, Jalalpur
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Dear Prachi Pathak,
FYI, Thanks.
1 as some candidates in IT have more than 2 or 3 months of notice period as an HR how you can confirm their joining after such long period??
Sorry, this question is not properly structured. Do you mean the candidate is going to join in the service of the organization and he or she presents their tentative about joining between 2 or 3 months?
2 if you call 100 people for face to face but only 15 people will turn up for that.. how u can manage source or what will u do in that situation.(no point of no. of openings, panel wanted to all the 100 people should be present for the round)
Your answer always should not be according to the panel concept. As a HR you should open the scenario as following;
1- Opening- is this necessary to call 100 people for 1 vacant post, or do we have multiple number of vacant job
2- Did we made the shortlist in a correct manner
3- How the job description and specification has developed
4- In case if all the candidates didn’t appear in the interview, we might change our recruitment process method.
From Singapore, Singapore
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FYI, Thanks.
1 as some candidates in IT have more than 2 or 3 months of notice period as an HR how you can confirm their joining after such long period??
Sorry, this question is not properly structured. Do you mean the candidate is going to join in the service of the organization and he or she presents their tentative about joining between 2 or 3 months?
2 if you call 100 people for face to face but only 15 people will turn up for that.. how u can manage source or what will u do in that situation.(no point of no. of openings, panel wanted to all the 100 people should be present for the round)
Your answer always should not be according to the panel concept. As a HR you should open the scenario as following;
1- Opening- is this necessary to call 100 people for 1 vacant post, or do we have multiple number of vacant job
2- Did we made the shortlist in a correct manner
3- How the job description and specification has developed
4- In case if all the candidates didn’t appear in the interview, we might change our recruitment process method.
From Singapore, Singapore
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Thank you for your message.
The first question was related to sourcing. They wanted to know if you have selected a candidate with a three-month notice period, how can you be certain that they will join our company after that period? How can you confirm their joining after three months?
My response was that I can only follow up with the candidate, or if there is a buyout option available, we can facilitate their immediate joining if they are willing.
Additionally, the panel seemed quite strict. They inquired about how you could ensure that all 100 people show up for a face-to-face meeting (referring to the second question). In my reply, I mentioned that I can't guarantee their presence; it's ultimately up to them whether they choose to attend or not.
From India, Chandigarh
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The first question was related to sourcing. They wanted to know if you have selected a candidate with a three-month notice period, how can you be certain that they will join our company after that period? How can you confirm their joining after three months?
My response was that I can only follow up with the candidate, or if there is a buyout option available, we can facilitate their immediate joining if they are willing.
Additionally, the panel seemed quite strict. They inquired about how you could ensure that all 100 people show up for a face-to-face meeting (referring to the second question). In my reply, I mentioned that I can't guarantee their presence; it's ultimately up to them whether they choose to attend or not.
From India, Chandigarh
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