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      Payroll Specialist Interview

      Jul 26, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Auckland, Auckland
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Xero (Auckland, Auckland) in Jul 2022

      Interview

      Phone screen with Talent Specialist who was based in Denver, CO. 1st video interview with Payroll Team Leader and Payroll Manager. Didn’t hear back until 2 weeks after the interview when I followed up for feedback on the interview. Total process was 7 weeks.

      Interview questions [7]

      Question 1

      If you could choose to be a listener or communicator, which would you choose and why?
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      Question 2

      Tell me about a problem and how you resolved it?
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      Question 3

      Tell me about a time you were involved in team work?
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      Question 4

      Tell me about a mistake you made and how did you fix it and what did you learn?
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      Question 5

      How do you deal with working under pressure?
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      Question 6

      What do you do when you have too many tasks that are all due at the same time?
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      Question 7

      Have you done manual payroll calculations?
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