Hello,
I have been fortunate enough to be offered an interview for an entry level HR Administrator (currently self funding my CIPD L3 Foundation Certificate in People Practice). I do not currently work with a HR environment but have worked in cooperation with HR in some previous roles such as with recruiting, interviewing and onboarding. I have experience in administration too. I have been informed that the interview will last 90 min with a 45 minute "role related task". Any advice people could offer so I can prepare myself for this would be greatly appreciated!
As SLJ has already noted, the job description will be critical to your prep as it will hopefully give you an accurate idea of the level of knowledge, awareness, or experience you need to have. If your job description provides a person specification, have a think about how you meet each of the criteria points and try to identify a good example for each - or even better, an example that evidences more than one criteria.
The role related task could be anything, but I would probably advise having a quick scroll through various types of letters and documents that HR have to put together (such as an offer letter or a variation to contract) - ACAS may have some examples, though every organisation will likely have their own preferred versions. I think it's fairly common for a recruitment panel to ask a candidate to do something with an offer letter or meeting minutes - but again, your job description may be able to guide you better. Make sure you're fairly confident with Word and Excel.
As SLJ has already noted, the job description will be critical to your prep as it will hopefully give you an accurate idea of the level of knowledge, awareness, or experience you need to have. If your job description provides a person specification, have a think about how you meet each of the criteria points and try to identify a good example for each - or even better, an example that evidences more than one criteria.
The role related task could be anything, but I would probably advise having a quick scroll through various types of letters and documents that HR have to put together (such as an offer letter or a variation to contract) - ACAS may have some examples, though every organisation will likely have their own preferred versions. I think it's fairly common for a recruitment panel to ask a candidate to do something with an offer letter or meeting minutes - but again, your job description may be able to guide you better. Make sure you're fairly confident with Word and Excel.
