Interview Questions based on your leadership and management skills

Question: Describe one experience when you had to lead a team.

NOTE:: Applicant may not have had experienced a leadership role, but they should be able to display leadership skills and abilities.

Question: Have you ever tried to act as a mentor to a colleague? Was it worth it from a professional point of view?

NOTE:: Applicant should enjoy assisting others in their personal development as it helps to achieve common goals. They should understand that Helping people increases morale.

Question: Have you ever tried to do a job for which you were unqualified for? How did you react at that time? Were you able to accomplish your task?

NOTE:: Applicant should indicate and ability to take risks and chances to achieve goals at work. Their had work should inspires others.

Question: Does you like to praise team members in public? How do you express your appreciation of them?

NOTE:: Job seeker should be open-minded enough to appreciate the efforts and achievements of every member of the team.

Question: How do you keep each member of the team involved and motivated, while keeping morale high? What steps do you need to take to achieve this?

NOTE:: Applicant should work hard to develop respect for each member of the team and try to makes team members feel important. Mutual respect is vital to success.

Question: In what situations do you prefer to use your leadership skills? Can you give me some examples?

NOTE:: Applicant should have ideas about where their skills would work best. They should show that they create solutions to tricky and unexpected situations when extraordinary leadership skills are needed.

• How do you motivate your team members?

• If you do not have much time & they hold seriously differing views, what would be your approach?

• In your present job what approach do you take to get your people together to establish a common approach to a problem?

• Have you made any individual presentations recently? How did you prepare?

• How do you get people who do not want to work together to establish a common approach to a problem?

• What sort of leader do your people feel you are? Are you satisfied?

• Do you feel you work more effectively on a one to one basis or in a group situation?

• How would you describe your basic leadership style? Give specific examples of how you practice this?

• How frequently do you meet with your immediate subordinates as a group?

• What specifically do you do to set an example for your employees?

• What approach do you take in getting your people to accept your ideas or department goals?

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