Management Interview:[/b]
Management interview clearly means interview by a manager / Group head / Managing Director / Vice President Level.
This will often be a 5-10 mins session where u might have to talk about you and the skills u bring on board.
Then mostly the person who is interviewing u will talk more than u. So be empathetic
Examples of strategic thinking in past situations
Have you ever challenged, shaken old work methods.
How do you make your decisions in general?
How do you reach a decision if you don’t have all the facts?
How do you usually solve problems?
Examples of situations when your initiative ideas for improvement have made a significant difference.
How have you coordinated the work of your team to achieve target goals?
Example of adaptation to changes and the difficulties.
When did you last update your business management education? What are your professional development needs?
How do you handle a heavy workload? How do you prioritize day to day tasks?
How do you handle failures? Provide examples.
How do you define your key team members?
How long have you worked as a manager?
How many employees reported directly to you in your management job? (You are asking about the number of employees whom he or she directly supervised with performance assessment and compensation assignment responsibilities.)
Describe the exact responsibilities and activities over which you had oversight for these employees.
Behavioral Management Interview Questions
If I were to interview the people who have reported to you in the past, how would they describe your management style?
If I were to interview your reporting staff members, how would they describe your strengths and weaknesses as a manager and supervisor?
Give me an example; from your past work experiences, about a time when you had an underperforming employee reporting to you. How did you address the situation? Did the employee’s performance improve? If not, what did you do next?
Rate your management skills on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 representing excellent management skills. Provide three examples from your past work experiences that demonstrate your selected number is accurate.
Describe the work environment or culture and its management style in which you have experienced the most success.
Tell me about a time when you had a reporting employee who performed very well. The employee exceeded goals and sought more responsibility. Describe how you handled this situation day-to-day and over time.
Describe three components of your philosophy of management that demonstrate what you value and add, as an individual, to an organization’s culture and work environment.
What factors are crucial within an organization and must be present for you to work most effectively?
Tell me about a time when you reorganized a department or significantly changed employee work assignments. How did you approach the task? How did the affected employees respond to your actions?
One of the jobs of a manager or supervisor is to manage performance and perform periodic performance reviews. Tell me how you have managed employee performance in the past. Describe the process you have used for performance feedback.
When you have entered a new workplace in the past, as a manager or supervisor, describe how you have gone about meeting and developing relationships with your new coworkers, supervisors, and reporting staff.
As a manager or supervisor, one of your jobs is to provide direction and leadership for a work unit. Describe how you have accomplished this in the past.
Tell us about a specific task you undertook, which was a challenge for you?
What do you know about our company?
How do you handle stress and pressure?
How do you manage your time in a project when the project has a tight deadline? Give some example to prove your point?
Tell me about a time when you asked for extra responsibility in any of your previous job?
What are your goals for the future?
We have met several candidates. Why are you the one we should hire?
You don't have enough experience; in fact you were ideal for one year, give any one reason to select you in our prestigious institution for the course of MBA
Why you choose the HR (specific) field?
What are the personal issues that you are working on or being challenged by or struggling with at present that could be relevant to the proposed position?
Why should any candidate to be appointed in any co.
What metrics would you expect to use to determine the on-going success of your project?
What are project selection methods?
What metrics would you expect to use to determine the on-going success of your project?
What is risk management and how will you plan risk response?
Do you understand milestones, interdependencies? Resource allocation?
What is important to consider when planning a (your type of project)?
How do you handle non-productive team members?