Difficult Interview Questions Page -8
Question 71: What do you look for when you hire people?
Answer: While hiring people I look for their skills, education, initiative,
adaptability and experience.
Question 72: What type of people do you get on with most/least?
Answer: Though I hire people after lots of checking according to
their merit, but some times I was ditched and those hiring people are not
so qualified as they claim. But, this is the part of the game. After all I
am also a human being. I do also mistake. But I try to put my best for the
fortune of the company.
Question 73: Did you ever fire anyone? If so, what were the reasons and how did you handle it?
Answer: To be honest, give a brief example of that time when you faced this, and stress that it worked out well.
Question 74: What position do you prefer on a team working on a project?
Answer: If you are quite comfortable as a team leader, be bold and
told the panel, if not told to be ready for the part of team. If you are comfortable in different roles, point that out.
Question 75: How do you measure talent?
or
How do you measure talent in an organization (or company or team)?
or
How do you grow/develop talent in an organization (or company or team)?
Answer: Different types of person has different types of
view. The criteria of measurement differs from person to
person. You can say that in my opinion talented people works from the first day
on the top that can observe by others. His performance is usually
excellent.
Question 76: What do you see as the most difficult task in being a manager?
Answer: Managing is a tough task. To make a perfect plan and to
get completed within the budget and time limit is a tougher task for me,
but motivating employees and to manage them to get
the best in the favor of both is the toughest task
for me.
Question 77: How do you resolve conflict on a project team?
Answer: Conflict can be resolved by communicating to one another
in the panel of experts or in the meeting. As a team leader I prefer to discuss
the private issues more than complications.
Question 78: Prepare a plan for your first 1/2/3 months in the role and present it at the
interview?
Answer: This question is generally asked to the marketing managers or
commercial managers, but can also be asked to the other managers too. This
question is asked to valuate the knowledge and planning skill of the manager.
Don't to be exaggerate. You can take the help of Gantt chart to
represent it, this is also a better way for representation.
Question 79: What do your subordinates think of you?
Answer: To be honest and say positively. You can say that it
would be better to ask this question to my sub-ordinate.
Question 80: What is your biggest strength as a manager?
Answer: As for as myself is concern, The strongest strength
of myself is that I am able to motivate my
subordinates to complete the task within time limit and under budget with minimum efforts and
maximum joys. I am able to organize the team according to their most efficient skills,
so that they can put their best.