☛ How many people have you supervised in the past?

☛ Have you personally hired, trained, and coached staff?

☛ How do you handle difficult employees?

☛ Have you ever fired someone due to erratic behavior? If so, explain what process or steps you used to conduct the dismissal?

☛ Describe your management philosophy.

☛ How would your subordinates describe your management style? If asked, what would your subordinates say about you?

☛ What aspects of your previous management roles have you excelled within?

☛ Why should we choose you over other applicants? What's unique about you?

☛ How do you decide important decisions when it comes to staffing, accounting, operations, warehousing, sales, and so on?

☛ With your past (or most recent) employer, what have you done to cut costs? Provide a couple of examples.

☛ How do you motivate your staff to produce optimal performance?

☛ What have been your most notable achievements from the last 2-3 years?

☛ What programs or systems have you introduced to streamline internal operations?

☛ Have you been involved in renegotiating contracts with small to large vendors? What have been your successes?

☛ What has been your experience working with union and non-union personnel?

☛ Have you received any awards or recognition that you're particularly proud of?

☛ How would you describe your personality?

☛ When a problem arises, do you pause and think of a solution, or have you conditioned yourself to act immediately with what seems right?

☛ How many hours per week are you capable of committing to this position?

☛ Are you someone who will stay until the job is done, or do you typically leave when your shift is through?

☛ What techniques do you use to rally your team?

☛ What has been your involvement with self-evaluation and 360-degree programs?

☛ What are your thoughts on organizational restructuring?

☛ Have you had any experience with mergers and acquisition?

☛ Have you been involved with securing or assisting with the maintenance of ISO certifications?

☛ Any involvement with certain methodologies or strategies; i.e. Kanban, Agile, Lean Management?

☛ What is your expected salary?