and in this video tutorial, I am going to teach you how to pass a director interview.

Now, it does not matter what type of company you are applying to become a director for,

or which industry it is within, this tutorial will make a huge difference to your preparation.

So, please do stick around and watch it from beginning to end because I'm going to give

you some brilliant questions and top-scoring answers to prepare for. Now, before I get

into those tips and the interview, questions and answers, a very warm welcome to this tutorial.

My name is Richard McMunn. I am a company director myself. I am also a former fire officer

and I've been helping people to pass their interviews for about 20 years now. Please

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very much. Now, it's really, really important that we make sure you demonstrate the following

skills and attributes during your director interview. You have to be able to achieve

the organization's mission, their vision and their objectives. And you also have to agree

with the organization's shareholders and owners the future financial targets for the company

you're applying to join. Also, you would need to meet with the senior management team on

a periodic and regular basis to make sure all company targets are on track to be achieved.

So, you will be the person who would facilitate all of that and to make sure everyone is working

towards that all important mission, vision and the objectives. You'd also need to, at

times, conduct a business SWOT analysis, which is basically the strengths of the business,

the weaknesses, the opportunities that are there that are present to you, and also the

threats. So it's your job to, you know, to look ahead to make sure that the business

is prepared as their director. You’ll also, more often than not be required to hire employees

and senior management team members respond to organizational threats, as I've just mentioned,

and ensuring the brand reputation is protected and then being responsible for the financial

performance of the company. So, as you know, the role of a director comes with a huge amount

of responsibility. Now, in the interview questions and answers that are coming right now, I have

made sure that I've embedded all of those skills and attributes within the answers to

give you the best possible chance of passing. So, let's get straight into the director interview

questions and answers. Please do take notes as I progress, or if you want to wait, I will

tell you at some stage where you can download my full set of 20 director interview questions

and high scoring answers. Here we go. Question number one. Tell me about yourself and why

you want to become a director for our company? So, pretty much guaranteed to be the first

question during your director interview. Here's my high scoring answer. “I am someone who

takes the responsibilities of my work very seriously. Being a naturally decisive and

inspirational leader, I believe the role of Director for your company is one I will excel

in. The competencies and skills I possess include the ability to create a solid vision

that everyone understands and adheres to, an ability to get the most out of everyone,

the desire to create long-term relationships with stakeholders and important clients, and

also the understanding that I need to perform consistently to a very high standard to ensure

your organization grows, thrives and that it also meets its financial targets. I am

a passionate and results-driven person who wants to become a Director for your company

because I want to be the person who is responsible for achieving success. My work is very important

to me, and having researched your company in detail, I feel the skills, qualities and

competencies I possess are a perfect match for the position.” That's a great answer!

It’s solid and it's in detail, which it needs to be for this particular role. You

know, you're applying for a high level, extremely serious and senior director level position

within a company. And therefore you have to give them all of the competencies and skills

that you have that will enable you to succeed in the role. Let's move on to Question 2.

So how can you succeed in our company when the previous directors have failed? So this

is a pretty common question and it's designed to assess what you would do differently to

other people to make the company a success. Here we go: “First and foremost, I do not

underestimate the challenge that lies ahead. However, I believe the way to succeed in the

position of Director is based on three core elements. The first element is ensuring you

have a clear vision of where you need to be, how you intend to get there and by what timeframe.

Having a vision that is based on clarity and action will always get you where you need

to be. The second element is being a strong and decisive decision-maker who is not afraid

to make difficult and sometimes unpopular decisions that are entirely focused on benefitting

the organization. Decisions are not about individuals, but they about your business

and where we all want to be. Finally, you need to be an inspirational leader who motivates

everyone within the organization to drive fearlessly towards the company objectives.

I will ensure all of those three elements are at the core of everything we do, and that

is why I believe I will succeed in this role as your Director.” Now, what I like about

that answer is you are focusing on three specific things that you know why you will succeed.

Next question. How would you implement change within our business? So implementing change

in any kind of organization is a tough thing. Not everybody can do it, but you have to be

able to follow a specific process of change and then be flexible in that approach based

on the needs of the organization. So here's my answer to this question how I would implement

change in any organization? “There are a number of specific steps I would follow to

implement change within your business. These are defining the change required and aligning

it to the strategic aims of the company. I would then determine who the change would

impact and how we would need to support them during the change process. I would then create

a solid plan for achieving the change desired and who would be responsible for meeting the

specific milestones of the change process, and by which timeframe. I would then determine

a communication strategy that would outline how the change would be communicated throughout

the different stages of the process. Finally, once the change had been achieved, I would

measure the success of the process and determine what had been learned along the way, so we

could all continually improve and develop collectively as an organization.” And that

shows you know what to do in respect of change. And that process would work in any organization.

As I said at the beginning, you'd have to be flexible in your approach to the plan,

but that is how I would respond that question. Now I've got two more director interview questions

to go through, so please do stick around because they're tough questions. I've got some great

answers for them, but if you want my full set of 20 DIRECTOR INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND

HIGH SCORING ANSWERS, click the link in the top right hand corner of the video and it

will take you through to my website PassMyInterview.com, where you can download the full set and start

studying in preparation for your director interview. Next question: what are your three

greatest competencies and strengths that will enable you to succeed in this role? Here's

my answer to this question. “The three greatest competencies I possess that I feel will make

a significant impact on your organization are leadership, management and finance. I

can lead the toughest of teams and individuals and inspire them to achieve the company goals.

I would do this by using strong interpersonal skills that make people feel valued whilst

utilizing their strengths and abilities. In respect of management, I would manage the

goals and strategic aims of the organization be delegating effectively to make sure every

manger within the company meets his or her objectives that would have been set during

the appraisal process. Strong leadership and management must come from the top and be disseminated,

not diluted, throughout the different tiers of management. In respect of the financial

competencies I possess, this has to be one of the most important aspects of company directorship.

The organization must not only continually strive to achieve its financial targets, but

also maintain healthy cashflow and profitability. This would be achieved by taking a responsible

approach to the company finances that is based on pre-planning, clarity of vision and also

preparing for every situation, threat or change and the organization is prone to.” So another

great answer. And I like that you'll give them three specific ones which are really

important as a director: leadership management and also finance. Next question, how would

you handle a situation where someone in your team has made an error that had a significant

negative impact on the organization? So, this is in some ways is not a trick question, but

it's assessing one thing, whether you take responsibility. So let me just repeat that.

How would you handle a situation where someone in the team or organization has made an error

that had a significant negative impact on the organization? The majority of people would

say, well, I would make sure that they were held accountable, that I would implement,

if necessary, discipline procedures. That's not the way to answer this. This is your responsibility

as a director. You are effectively to blame for this. So, here's my answer to this question.

“To be honest, if this type of situation occurs, it is entirely my responsibility.

As the company Director, I am responsible for everything that happens. In terms of how

I would handle the situation, I would conduct an investigation to determine what must be

done immediately to put things right and to also ascertain why the situation occurred.

I would then take steps to ensure the situation did not happen again, including any training

that should be conducted and also any changes to the management processes that would need

to be made. As I say, I would take responsibility for the situation and bear the fallout of

what had happened.” So, that's how I would respond to that because as the director is

stops with you. You know, something goes wrong through the management process, it's your

responsibility. And so that's a great answer. You are taking responsibility. So if you want

to download my full set of 20 DIRECTOR INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, click the link below

the video or go to my website, PassMyInterview.com and you can get a full set of top-scoring

20 director interview questions and answers. I hope you enjoyed that. If you’ve got any

questions, stick them in the comments section below. I've also put my LinkedIn.com description

as well in the video description, so you can connect with me on LinkedIn if you want to.

But as I say, I recommend you get the copy of those full 20 DIRECTOR INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

and they'll put you ahead of the competition. Thank you very much for watching and I wish

you all the best for becoming a company director. Thank you.