Current category : Intrapreneurship mindset and skills

Question 1/18

At a team meeting the attendees were asked to share their opinion on a new incentive. Although most of the attendees were not satisfied with the received proposal, the idea initiator representing the HR team started giving so many advantages to convince others. What should he actually say?

Current category : Intrapreneurship mindset and skills

Question 2/18

You work as customer support agent at a small furniture company. Because your customers have shown an increased environmental mindset, for the last year, you have received recommendations and questions from your clients regarding the packaging of their purchases. A growing percentage of customers would like to avoid plastic and other environmental damaging materials used to pack their purchases. What would you do?

Current category : Intrapreneurship mindset and skills

Question 3/18

You are offered an opportunity to attend a conference gathering the professional and the academic community of your field. Your immediate reaction is:

Current category : Intrapreneurship mindset and skills

Question 4/18

A HR manager announces a new complex task to the team. What is s/he supposed to say to her/his employees to show/display passion & positive attitude?

Current category : Intrapreneurship mindset and skills

Question 5/18

This is the first day of work of a new member of your team. Although the team leader had briefly presented the new colleague to team and already introduced him to the job to be dome, he looks quiet and distant from the remaining team members. What do you think?

Current category : Intrapreneurship mindset and skills

Question 6/18

The project manager gives his team information about some problems in an ongoing project and errors made by a certain person. In order to make sure there is no one to feel blamed for what happened he did not mention any names of the team member that might be responsible for that mistake. If you find yourself in a situation like that, what will be your reaction?

Current category : Interpersonal competencies

Question 7/18

What would a HR manager say to the members of a team assigned to work on a joint project, but in which the members do not seem to work efficiently together as a team?

Current category : Interpersonal competencies

Question 8/18

This is one of those crazy days. You have a team meeting, reply to a huge number of emails, finish a report, and update a client on the status of a contracted project, among other smaller tasks. What can you do?

Current category : Interpersonal competencies

Question 9/18

You and your team have been working on a project related to a very controversial topic. There is a very negative response to it on social media channels. How will you approach the task of changing that outcome?

Current category : Interpersonal competencies

Question 10/18

During the team meeting, the project manager explains to the team the new process that will take place in the company, but he does not mention some of the crucial elements of it and also that the process is not fully completed yet. What would be your reaction during the meeting?

Current category : Interpersonal competencies

Question 11/18

You are a leader of a project group and you are responsible for the outcomes of it. There is a lot of confusion around that project in its early stages and a lot of mistakes were made by you and your team. How will you approach your team in that situation to build mutual trust and move forward with the project?

Current category : Interpersonal competencies

Question 12/18

A team was given a task and was required to provide a solution to it. A creative HR representative analysed the solution and summoned the team for a meeting to discuss solution. What should s/he actually say to the team?

Current category : Psychological aspects

Question 13/18

By asking candidates about ‘interests in the job’, the interviewers usually want to find out from them if they fit for the role (and see that their understanding of the role matches what the company is looking for), how much they have learned about company and if they understand the job they’re seeking.
You are HR representative who needs to hire a programmer and during the job interview you ask candidates “Why are you interested in this job”?
Based on candidates’ answer to this question, which candidate would you select?

Current category : Psychological aspects

Question 14/18

Emotional Intelligence (EI, or EQ as is also known) may not be something that is always in employees’ mind at workplace, it is something working constantly below the surface, impacting how employees interact with other (bosses, co-workers, clients) on a daily basis and how effectively they complete their projects and meet their goals. Preventing workplace burnout necessitates hiring employees with high EI, as they can help create a healthier workplace for themselves and others.
You are a HR representative and address the following questions to candidates at a job interview to see if s/he has high EI: “What are your strengths and weaknesses? How have you improved your weaknesses?” Based on candidates’ answer to this question, which candidate would you select?

Current category : Psychological aspects

Question 15/18

There are many circumstances when an individual's beliefs enter the workplace. How a HR manager should announce the employees who are non-Christians about the Christmas party at the end of December?

Current category : Psychological aspects

Question 16/18

Employers choose specific questions during interviews to identify candidates’ personal and professional values. During a job-interview, a HR representative asked three interviewees “Can you describe a time where you had to adapt to a sudden change at work?”. The question was meant to help the HR representative determine whether the applicants align with one of their company's values, namely ‘adaptability’. Read the applicants’ answers below and ask the question: Which applicant the HR has selected?

Current category : Psychological aspects

Question 17/18

Learning how to identify people by personality type can bring a higher level of understanding to interpersonal relationships and team building, especially for employers looking for ways to improve employee hiring. Each person is a unique combination of four personality types known as the Director (A), the Socializer (B), the Thinker (C) and the Supporter (D). A HR representative applies a personality test to hire a person for the position Sales Manager whom to extend the selling of the company’s products towards the major markets, as selling on the emerging ones was already achieved by the company. He needs a Thinker to penetrate on major markets. What would he actually say to the ‘winner’?

Current category : Psychological aspects

Question 18/18

A HR representative is expected to provide a motivational speech/discourse to an employee in order to foster success and boost the business. What is s/he supposed to say?