Why do interviewers always ask you to talk about your family?

As a senior HR, I think it is necessary for me to come out and explain.

During the interview, hr has many questions to ask, and will definitely ask family members.

For a small company with three or five hundred people, I basically keep in mind everyone's family structure, personnel situation and physical condition. So I want to know the basic situation of new employees.

Mother who asked the interviewer about her family:

First of all, I want to analyze the independent self-care ability of employees.

Second, what responsibility does he take in the family? Can you work wholeheartedly?

The third is to see if he can have a stable family logistics environment for long-term work. Fourth, is there any special burden? This burden is motivation? Or pressure?

One more thing, if you are a female interviewer, you will ask more specific questions. Including marriage, childbirth, and how old are the children? Who will get it? Where is it now? Whether there is family planning in the near future.

In short, it is necessary to comprehensively evaluate whether employees can devote themselves to their work and whether they have long-term stability by asking about their family situation.

People mind their own work, and we HR have to do it.

Netizen 2:

Because you need to use this information to judge your degree of commitment to your work, whether it is possible to work overtime, whether you will get pregnant during your work, and whether it is possible to leave your job in a short time.

If there are sick or elderly people in bed at home, and you mainly take care of manpower or share manpower, it means that you can't devote yourself to your work. It is very likely that you need to take frequent leave. If you are out of town, you can visit the hospital regularly.

So, what do you want me to say? As the boss of a company, I can only say: there is no good way. To be honest, there will always be companies that don't mind this problem because of your talent.

However, if you are a girl and you just got married, your judgment on pregnancy may be higher. In order to avoid maternity leave, the company is likely to reject your application. If it were me, I would also consider whether I want you or not.

Also, if your family situation is too good, for example, your parents are successful businessmen, it will give us a feeling that you won't be able to do it for long.

In this case, you can answer skillfully, needless to say, it is too true, but of course you can't tell lies, so it requires a little emotional intelligence.

Netizen 3:

Family plays an important role in a person's growth. HR should know what kind of family background the applicant grew up in, so as to understand the personality characteristics and even "three views" of the applicant; In addition, see if there are any key reasons that affect job stability, such as the separation of husband and wife.

Based on my working experience in the enterprise, working in a large company with relatively stable salary and treatment, the primary reason for employees to leave is not the salary and welfare problem, nor the growth problem, but the family and marriage reason.

For example, the separation of husband and wife, the need for boyfriend and girlfriend to accommodate one party to get together, and the separation from parents or minor children are all the most likely reasons for employees to leave.

Therefore, when looking for a job, candidates must have a mature consideration of family and marriage. Don't leave with your family soon after you join the company.