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Preparing for HR adviser interview & work-related test. Any tips?

Cher

Good morning everyone.

I posted last week about wanting to return to work, after a year off on Maternity leave, I joined my last role 6 years ago as a office manager, and progressed to standalone HR Manager and completed by level 7. I got some fab advise that I had proofed by ability progressing and qualifying but lacking confidence, all very true and a year off with a baby!

I have been offered an interview on Monday for a fixed term contract as a HR Adviser, part of this process is a 45 minute work related test. I have not completed one of these before, can anyone give me any insight on what this is likely to entail? I am very nervous and lacking confidence after a break from work, and my concern is if I am unprepared for the test, it will affect my confidence going into the interview afterwards. 

Also any tips on how to prepare for the interview? I have a wealth of experience, and got to this stage through competency based questions on the application, so this fills me with some confidence my skill set meets the job, but i will feel better if I can go in with some answers prepared, and do not want to go in with a ton prepared answers and they ask me completely different things. I know I cannot fully prepare but after a while out of the workplace this feels very daunting!

Thank you for reading and I hope someone will offer me some advise/support :)

Cher

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  • Hi Cher,

    I was given a case study in an interview once: a manager had come to you to say they wanted to dismiss someone who didn't get on with the team and had been falsifying timesheets. I had to note down my thoughts on the questions I'd want to ask if I was investigating this, what kind of process I'd follow, any additional considerations etc. They gave me 15 minutes or so to digest it, make some notes and then we discussed it.

    Either way, take a deep breath, give yourself a moment to think, remind yourself you've got bags of experience and then crack on. Good luck: it'll be a triumph!
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  • Hi Cher,

    I was given a case study in an interview once: a manager had come to you to say they wanted to dismiss someone who didn't get on with the team and had been falsifying timesheets. I had to note down my thoughts on the questions I'd want to ask if I was investigating this, what kind of process I'd follow, any additional considerations etc. They gave me 15 minutes or so to digest it, make some notes and then we discussed it.

    Either way, take a deep breath, give yourself a moment to think, remind yourself you've got bags of experience and then crack on. Good luck: it'll be a triumph!
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