23 Management Interview Questions to Build a Great Team

There are two types of teams. Those you inherit and those you build. During your tenure of leading a team, you will cycle through both of those types. Most often you will inherit a team first and then start adding to it.

When the time comes to add to your team, the interview process is the most important task you will have to do. During the interview you are assessing the applicant’s ability to fit in, to complement the strengths and weaknesses of the current members and their ability to do the job well. Having the right management interview questions will help you evaluate and select the best candidate.

23 Interview Questions Managers Use to Build a Great Team

The interview questions you choose opens the door for potential candidates to demonstrate how they will fit in. These questions will help you identify if someone will add greatness to your team.

1. Tell me what interested you in the position?
2. What can you do for us that someone else can’t?
3. How long would it take you to make a meaningful contribution to our team?
4. In your most recent position, what problems did you identify that had previously been overlooked?
5. How successful do you think you have been so far?
6. What do you know about our organization?
7. Please explain the role you are applying for.
8. Don’t you think you would be better suited for a company of a different size or type of company?
9. What do you find more attractive about this position? What do you find least attractive?
10. In your most recent position, what were your five most significant accomplishments?
11. Give me some examples of what makes you a good manager.
12. What is the most difficult thing about management?
13. What do you look for when you hire people?
14. Tell me about the last time you fired someone. What led up to the termination, how did it go and what was the process?
15. What are some of the important trends you see in our industry today?
16. Why are you leaving your current employer?
17. What do you think about your current boss?
18. Can you describe a few situations in which your work was criticized?
19. Do you speak to others before they speak to you?
20. Tell me about the last book you read?
21. What type of culture or environment do you thrive best in?
22. What were the top two or three gaps you identified in your last boss?
23. Tell me what you expect from someone leading you?

These management interview questions will help you validate if a job candidate is going to be an asset to your current team. Choose the questions that would be the most relevant to the position you are hiring for.

Last updated on August 8th, 2020 at 07:53 am