ASSIGNMENT- CROSS CULTURAL INTERVIEW
HRM 430 GLOBAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
SUBMITTED TO- PROF. BARRY RIVARD
SUBMITTED BY- HARPREET KAUR (0772972)
JOB DESCIPTION ( GENERAL MOTORS DETROIT, MICHIGAN)
Company Description- General Motors Detroit is an American multinational corporation
headqurted in Detroit, Michigan that designs, manufactures, markets and distributive
vehicles and vehicles parts, and sells financial services, with global headquarters in Detroit’s
Renaissance center. That company looking for an HR Manager to oversee all aspects of
human resources practices and processes.
POSITION
HR Manager
REPORTS TO
The HR manager will report to HR Director.
JOB OVERVIEW
HR Manager plan, direct, and coordinate the activities of the Human resource department and other
activities of an organization. The basic function of HR manager is to support the business to deliver
people-related processes, vision and strategy across the company aligned with the law. HR managers
also support their colleagues within business to resolve challenging issues related to employment
and dismissal of staff.
Responsibilities and duties
 Developing and implementing HR policies and initiatives regulate with other strategies of
organization.
 Maintains work strategies by updating job requirements and descriptions for all positions.
 Managing the recruitment by establishing testing and interviews programs, counselling for
filling vacancies by right person on right job.
 Making good relation is management and employees by solving grievances and meets
demands.
 Managing compensation policy and employees benefit program.
 Maintains management guidelines by preparing and updating the strategies and policies.
 Contributes to team work for achieving desired goals.
 Finds training needs and organize training program when necessity.
 Make sure legal compliance by implementing and updating as per federal requirements.
 Reports to HR director for decision making.
 Looking for safe working environments.
 Maintains historical human resource records and keeping past and current data.
 Determining suitable salaries for all employees.
QUALIFICATIONS
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Bachelor degree in HR Management or business administrative
Master degree in HR Management.
Experience
Minimum 4-5 years experience on same position and related field such as automative and motors
industries.
SPECIFIC SKIllS
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Communication skills-HR managers must be able to express himself clearly both oral and
written communication.
Organizing skills- The HR managers should have organizational skills because they have lot
of task to perform such as recruitment, interviews, performance appraisal and
compensation policies.
Decision making- They should have decision making ability because managers entitles to
take many decisions regarding compensation policies, recruiting and selection of right
person on right job.
Budgeting skills- HR managers also make budget of the company they make the financial
planning of every department of the company.
Training and development skills- HR managers are responsible for providing development
opportunities to employees in order to enhance their performance quality.
Multi-tasking skills- HR managers are responsible managing number of task such as
recruiting, interviews, training development and planning of payrolls so they have ability to
perform many task in one time.
PHYSICAL ABILITIES
Should be capable of sitting on chair and working on computer for prolonged hours and required
specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust
focus.
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRF)
WORK SCHEDULE
Seven days in week
Weekdays: 9am -9pm
Weekends- 10am- 4pm.
Cross culture interview – The cross culture interview involve an interviewer and interviewee
who come from different backgrounds, culture and experience. There we have conducting a
interview for HR Manager position in General Motors, Detroit and candidate come from another
country who belong to different background and culture.
Interview questions
Choosing a career of HR manager overseas is a big and important step in your life. But you should be
ready to face some difficulties on your career path. Cross culture difference can create a positive or
negative impression on your profile as candidate. Now we asking you some questions on based I will
decide are you qualify or not position of HR manager.
Q 1. What country are you from?
Q 2. What gets you excited about coming work?
Q3. Describe your dream job?
Q 4. What religion are you?
Q5. What is your opinion of American society?
Q6. What are your plans for next five years?
Q 7. What things you need to succeed in this position?
Q 8.What motivates you to do your best work?
Q 9. How do you manage conflict with co-workers?
Q 10. What would be your ideal work schedule?