ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS

• Describe the top of your desk.
  
• Tell me about the last time you failed to complete a project on time.
  
• What do you do when you're having trouble solving a problem?
  
• What do you do when things are slow/hectic?
  
• What do you do when you have multiple priorities?
  
• Tell me about your typical day. How much time do you spend on the phone? In meetings? Etc.
  
• Your supervisor left you an assignment, then left for a week. You can't reach him/her and you don'the assignment. What would you do?
  
• How do you organize and plan for major projects?
  
• Describe a project that required a high amount of energy over an extended period of time.
  
• How do you organize yourself for day-to-day activities?
  
• Tell me about a task you started but just couldn't seem to get finished.

Senior Management Evaluation

• Give me an example of your ability to facilitate progressive change within your organization.
  
• How do you typically stay in the information loop and monitor your staff’s performance?
  
• How do you typically confront subordinates when results are unacceptable?
  
• What kind of mentoring and training style do you have?
  
• Do you naturally delegate responsibilities, or do you expect your direct reports to come to you for added responsibilities?
  
• How would you describe the amount of structure, direction, and feedback that you need to excel?
  
• In terms of managing your staff do you “expect” more than you “inspect” or vice versa?
  
• Tell me about a method you’ve developed for accomplishing a task.
  
• What could you have done to be more effective at a previous job?
  
• Tell me about a time you were placed in charge of a group of people.
  
• What did you like about being in charge?
  
• What did you not like about being in charge?