Interview Questions
18 manager interview questions
I. Introduction about manager questions
Questions below will help you interview candidates about positions of manager.
II. Interview questions of managers
1. Talk me through a short term plan you developed and implemented for your department?
2. What methods have you used to prioritize work assignments?
3. What do you consider to be the most challenging thing about being a manager?
4. What are the recent trends in management that you have come across?
5. How would you describe your management style?
6. What methods have you used to evaluate employee’s job performance?
7. What experience do you have in setting budgets?
8. What systems have you developed and implemented to improve operating efficiency in your department?
9. Tell me about a tough decision you had to make recently at work , how did you go about making the decision?
10. Describe a problem you recently experienced with an employee who reported to you, how did you solve it?
11. Give me an example of when you successfully motivated your staff using incentives or rewards?
12. Describe a time you had to motivate a staff member who was reluctant to undertake an assignment?
13. Describe a time you had to provide training or coaching to different staff members on the same tasks?
14. Give me an example of when you had to provide feedback to a staff member who was performing poorly, how did you go about this and what was the outcome?
15. Give me a specific example of when you had to clearly communicate your expectations to a subordinate?
16. Tell me about the steps you took to establish rapport with a new staff member?
17. Tell me about an important assignment or task that you delegated. How did you ensure that it would be completed successfully?
18. When delegating a recent assignment, describe how you showed your confidence in the person’s ability to do the job?
I. Introduction about manager questions
Questions below will help you interview candidates about positions of manager.
II. Interview questions of managers
1. Talk me through a short term plan you developed and implemented for your department?
2. What methods have you used to prioritize work assignments?
3. What do you consider to be the most challenging thing about being a manager?
4. What are the recent trends in management that you have come across?
5. How would you describe your management style?
6. What methods have you used to evaluate employee’s job performance?
7. What experience do you have in setting budgets?
8. What systems have you developed and implemented to improve operating efficiency in your department?
9. Tell me about a tough decision you had to make recently at work , how did you go about making the decision?
10. Describe a problem you recently experienced with an employee who reported to you, how did you solve it?
11. Give me an example of when you successfully motivated your staff using incentives or rewards?
12. Describe a time you had to motivate a staff member who was reluctant to undertake an assignment?
13. Describe a time you had to provide training or coaching to different staff members on the same tasks?
14. Give me an example of when you had to provide feedback to a staff member who was performing poorly, how did you go about this and what was the outcome?
15. Give me a specific example of when you had to clearly communicate your expectations to a subordinate?
16. Tell me about the steps you took to establish rapport with a new staff member?
17. Tell me about an important assignment or task that you delegated. How did you ensure that it would be completed successfully?
18. When delegating a recent assignment, describe how you showed your confidence in the person’s ability to do the job?