Skills:
• What are your greatest strengths?

• What are your greatest weaknesses?

• How do you plan to correct your weaknesses?

• What are your team-player attributes?

• How do you handle leadership?

• How would you characterize your leadership and use of authority?

• What challenges have you faced in a leadership position?

• What factors do you think have contributed to your effectiveness as a supervisor?

• How do you interact with your superiors?

• How do you feel your subordinates would describe you as a communicator?

• How do you deal with people at different levels?

• How do you deal with interpersonal conflict?

• How do you resolve conflicts?

• How do you deal with surprises?

• What was a team project that you helped complete?

• What techniques do you use to motivate people?

• What is your biggest professional challenge?

• How effective are you under pressure?

• Do you have attention to detail?

• How do you prepare for major projects?

• How do you handle directions?

• How do you handle change?

• What skills do you think you need to improve?

• What do you consider to be your greatest asset?

• What have you learned on your current job?

• What have you learned from your jobs?

• What are some examples of important recommendations or decisions you've made recently?

• How would you handle a decision for which no procedure existed?

• How do you handle criticism?

• Are you a very organized person?

• How would you compare your tactical thinking to your strategic thinking?

• How are your verbal skills?

• How are your writing skills?

• How would you compare your verbal and writing skills?

• What would you do if some team members weren't doing their share of the work?

• How would you get subordinates who didn't like each other to work together?

• Have you handled fiscal duties?

• How do you delegate responsibility?

• How well do you work under a deadline?

• What is your favorite computer platform?

• How do you get information from a co-worker?

• Do you speak a foreign language?

• How do you establish rapport with your subordinates?

• How do you earn respect from co-workers?

• How would you decide whom to fire?

• What do you do when you have difficulty solving a problem?

• What experience do you have in making oral presentations?

• How developed are your skills in this area?

• How do you go about influencing someone to agree with your ideas?

• How do you go about making important decisions?

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