Agent Ambo · Upskill
HR interview cheat sheet
The HR facts interviewers expect you to know cold. Ten minutes of revision the night before.
AmboQuick revision
- CTC vs gross vs net
- CTC is total cost; gross is before deductions; net is take-home.
- PF contribution
- 12% of basic (plus DA) from employee and employer, within statutory rules.
- ESI
- Applies to employees up to the statutory wage ceiling.
- Gratuity
- Payable after 5 years of continuous service, per the Payment of Gratuity Act.
- POSH Act
- Requires an Internal Committee for sexual harassment complaints.
- Notice period buyout
- Salary paid in place of serving notice.
- Attrition rate
- Leavers ÷ average headcount, over a period.
- Offer-to-join ratio
- Joined ÷ offers made.
- KRA vs KPI
- KRAs are areas of responsibility; KPIs measure them.
- Full and final settlement
- Dues cleared when an employee leaves.
Must-know topics
Rehearse these out loud
- Explain the difference between CTC, gross and net salary.
- An employee complains of harassment by a manager. What do you do?
- How would you reduce attrition in a team?
Revision is good. Practice is better.
- 1Ambo reads your resumeYour skills, projects, years and the role you want next.
- 2Then where you’re interviewingAnd how interviewers there question people like you.
- 3It maps every topic they could askMust-know first, your own projects included, built into short daily lessons.
- 4You practise, then get certifiedInterview Q&A after every lesson, then three proctored rounds ending in a voice interview with Ambo.
Questions, answered.
How should I use this HR cheat sheet?
Revise it the night before and the morning of your interview, then say each answer out loud. It covers CTC vs gross vs net, PF contribution and ESI and more.
Is a cheat sheet enough to clear the interview?
It helps you recall facts quickly, but interviewers test how you apply them and follow up on your answers. Practise answering, not just reading.
How is this different from a list of interview questions?
A list is the same for everyone. Ambo builds your course from your resume, your target role and where you're interviewing, then writes every lesson from the interviewer's point of view: what they'll ask, a strong answer, and the follow-up they'll use to test you.
What is the certification test?
Three camera-proctored rounds that unlock one after another: an objective round, a hands-on round (coding or practical tasks for your role) and a voice interview with Ambo, who asks live follow-ups on your answers. Pass all three within 14 days to become TickBig Certified for 12 months.
Revise it, then rehearse it.
Ambo interviews you on HR topics and follows up on what you say.