Now, before I getintothosetips, thetutorialsandalsomoreimportantly, thosebehavioralmanagerintoquestionsandanswers.
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I nowhelppeopletopasstheirinterviews, and I dothatspecificallybygivingyoutopscoringanswers.
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Well, behavioralinterviewquestionsbasicallyassessyourabilitytoperformthekeydutiesof a managereffectivelyandcompetently, sothosekeydutiesmightbemanagingandleadingstop.
Also, whenyou'veworkedunderpressurebecausethere's a managerasyouand I know, workingunderpressureisallpartandparceloffthejob, youhavetodoiton a dailybasis, workunderpressure.
Youhavetodealwithconflictinteamsonalsoconflictoutsideoff a teamenvironment, youhavetotakeresponsibilityforyourownselfdevelopmentontheselfdevelopmentofyourteamandalsohavetoachievedifficulttargets.
Sothoseareexamplesofthedutiesthatyouwouldhavetodoas a manager, andyouwillbeassessedagainstthoseondoubleareasduringtheinterviewbywayofbehavioralinterviewquestions.
Describe a timewhenyoudealtwith a difficultclientordescribe a timewhenyouturnedaroundonunderperformingteam.
Ortellmeabout a timewhenyouleadbyexampleortellmeabouttimewhenyouutilizedeffectiveleadershipskillsorexplainthesituationyou'reinwhereyoufacilitatedexcellentcustomerserviceorsomethinglikethat.
Sowheneveryouhearthoseinterviewquestionsthatstartoffwithdescribe a timeorwhathaveyoudonethisorexplainthesituationthatisyourprompt, ittellsyouthisis a behavioralinterviewquestion, andyouhavetoansweritin a certainmannertogainthehighestscorespossible.
I talkaboutthestartechnique, whichis a brilliantformattousewhenstructuringbehavioralinterview, questionanswersanditfallfollowstheformatoffsituation, taskactiononresult.
Soassoonasyouhearanyofthosequestions, describe a timeexplainthesituation, that's yourprompt.
Soyouthink, Okay, Startechnique.
Nowyouwillhavealreadypreparedyouranswerstothequestionsbecauseyou'regonnabesmartandyou'regonnapassyourinterview, sothatwillbeyourprompttostartoftensay, OK, thesituation I wasinandthenyouexplainthesituation.
Now, ifyouwanttodownload a copyofthese, I'lltellyouverysoonwhenyouget a fullcopyoftheseanothermanagerialbehavioralinterview, questionsandanswers, let's mewanttothenextone.
Tellmeabout a toughdecisionyouhadtomake.
Sothisis a hardquestion.
Whenhaveyouhavetomake a toughdecision?
Soweneedtobeabletogive a specificscenariothatyou'vebeeninwhereyouhadtomake a difficult, difficultdecision, becausethisisdemonstratingyourabilitytoleadandmanagepeople.
Herewegonow.
I wasmanaging a teamofpeopleandanopportunitycametocameupfor a temporarypromotionwithintheorganization.
A memberoftheseniormanagementteamapproachedmetoaskwhoarerecommendedshouldgetthepromotionfromwithinmyteambasedontheirability.
Now.
Oneseniormemberoftheteamwhohadbeenwiththeorganizationformanyyearswaskeentobepromoted, and I hadconsideredputtinghimforwardforthepromotion.
However, therewasalsoanotheryoungermemberoftheteam.
You'd onlybeenwithhisratingmonths, butshehadexcelledintherolethathadconsistentlygoneoutofherwayto a realfinancialvaluetothebusiness.
I decidedtoputherforwardforthepositionasopposedtothemoreseniormemberoftheteam, simplybecause I knewtheorganizationwouldbenefitmorewithherintherole.
Now, althoughthiswas a toughdecisiontomakeandthemoreexperiencecolleaguewasclearlynothappy, I knewitwastherightthingtodoforthegoodoftheorganization's.
Sothisisassessingyourleadershipskills, being a leaderand a managerofdifferentthings, thatherewego.
I couldrememberbeingpartof a teamin a previousorganization, anditwasclearthat a numberofteammemberswerenotworkingashardastheycouldhavedone.
I feltitwasmyresponsibilitytoraisemyconcernswiththeteamwith a viewtoimprovingtheperformanceandtheoutputoftheteamas a whole.
I called a teammeetingstartedoffbyaskingifeveryonewassatisfiedwithhowwewereprogressing.
Twoteammembersraisedconcernsaboutthelackofproductivity, and I usedthisasanopportunitytoencourageeveryonetotalkopenlyabouttheproblems.
After a fewminutesofopendiscussion.
Itbecameapparentthatsomepeoplefellillequippedtocarryouttheirrolesproperlydueto a lackoftrainingandthenwentawayandraisetheseconcernswiththecompanydirectors, whointurnfacilitatedtheappropriatetrainingforthoseteammemberswhoneededitthemost.
I feel I'm someonewhocanrecognizeproblemsandissueswe'vebeen.
A teamwouldalwaysutilizeeffectiveleadershipskillsintheruboff a manager, sothatshowsthatyoucanleadbyexample.
Youcanlead a situationyouidentifiedis a problem, andyoufacilitatedbeingresult.
Nextquestion.
Describe a timewhenyoufounditdifficulttoget a teamtoacceptyourideasoragreetoyourdirection.
Sothisisassessingyourabilitytopersuadepeopletonegotiatewiththem, tobasicallysellyourideas, becausewhenyouputforwardideasas a manager, nowusedtobeinthissituationinthefireservice.
When I wasmanagingfirestationson, I'd haveanideawhereisinmymind, I wouldthinkthisis a brilliantidea.
Yourjobtoconvincethembecauseyoucan't moveforwardas a managerunlessyourteamareonyourside, said, thisisassessingyourabilitytodojustthat.
Here's mysuggestedanswer.
Wasmanaging a teamin a previousrollercameupwithanideaformakingthecustomerserviceexperiencemoreefficientandengaging.
Now, myideafocusedoncontactingeachcustomerimmediatelyaftereachpurchasehasbeenmadewith a customersatisfactionsurvey.
Noweverycustomerwhocompletedthesurveywouldthenreceive a 20% moneyoffvouchernow.
Initially, theteamdidn't seethisis a goodideabecausetheyfeltitwouldencouragepeopletosharethemoneyoffvouchersonline.
And I wentontoexplaintotheteamthatitwouldnotmatterifthevoucherswereofferedoutline, becausethiswouldsimplymeanwewouldgetmorecustomerstobuyfromus, hencecastingoutArnettfurtherafield.
I alsowentontoexplainmoreimportantbenefitofthecustomersurveysatisfactionbeingcompleted, whichwouldallowustoimprovethelevelsofservicewecurrentlyoffer.
Thisinturnwouldallowustoaskthosecustomerswhoenjoyed a positiveexperiencetoleave a reviewforourwebsiteandtrustBarlow, whichitselfwouldleadtomorecellsandroadie.
Eventually, theteamagreedtomynewproposal.
Weallsettoworkimplementingthenewchangeswith a positiveandenthusiasticmanner.
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