hello my name is Richard McMunn from the
interview training company past my
interview comm and in this tutorial I'm
going to teach you how to pass an area
manager interview now obviously the area
manager role is strategic in nature we
need to make sure that your answers to
the interview questions are posed in
that manner so during this tutorial I
will give you a number of area manager
interview questions to prepare for and
more importantly some high scoring
answers now before I get into those a
very very warm welcome to this tutorial
my name is Richard McMunn that's me
there in the center I've been helping
people to pass interviews for over 20
years now and in this tutorial we're
gonna focus on giving you high scoring
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let's get straight into those area
manager interview questions and those
answers to question number one tell me
about yourself and why you would make a
great area manager pretty much
guaranteed to be your first question of
the area manager interview here's my
suggested answer I take my work
extremely seriously and I am someone who
is committed accountable loyal and
professional I am most comfortable when
I am the person who is responsible for
driving a team or Department towards
achieving tough organizational targets
and objectives and the skills and
experience I have built up over the
years me now I'm now in a position to be
a highly effective area manager now
outside of work I have a supportive
family who understand the level of
commitment required and a responsibility
that comes with being an area manager so
to summarize I would make a great area
manager because I'm totally committed I
will always act as a professional role
model for your organization and I will
only accept the highest standards
possible from those working within my
teams that's a strong answer is very
positive in nature and he gets you off
on the right footing during your area
manager interview question number two in
your opinion
what qualities and attributes are needed
to become a competent area manager so
this is assessing your understanding of
the role and in particular qualities and
attributes that are needed so here is my
suggested answer by the way and if you'd
like a copy of these interview questions
and answers I will tell you at some
stage during this tutorial where you can
download a copy of them here we go
there are many qualities skills and
attributes needed to be a competent area
manager firstly you need to set very
high standards of professionalism
integrity honesty and values if you're
going to expect high levels of output
and high standards from those who you
are responsible for you have to set the
bar high yourself secondly you need to
be totally committed to the mission the
aims and the objectives of your employer
and make sure you achieve the targets
set within the specified time frame
thirdly you have a high level of
responsibility in respect of maximizing
sales and revenue for your organization
as well as providing a supportive and
encouraging environment for those
members of staff who are required to
meet the objectives that you set you
also need to facilitate the right level
of training for all staff to ensure they
are equipped and prepared to carry out
their roles to the high standards
expected of them finally you need a
constant desire and passion to drive
team performance and be resilient in the
face of adversity when resolving
difficult and complex organizational
problems now having studied the job
description and the person specification
in detail I believe strongly the skill
set experience and qualities I possess
are a perfect match for this area
manager position so that demonstrates
that you know exactly in detail the
qualities and attributes that are needed
to perform the role of area manager to
the high standards required next
question what do you expect to be doing
on a daily basis as our area manager so
this is assessing whether you will take
responsibility for the position whether
you will delegate tasks and basically
you're thorough understanding of the
role so here is my and my answer to this
interview question firstly I would
expect to be creating and delivering
long term strategies and business plans
that are designed to help the
organization meet its objectives
responsibilities including setting tough
sales targets for managers and also
heads of departments who are under my
control
I would also expect to be setting
standards facilitating training programs
for staff optimizing operations and also
overseeing organizational efficiency to
ensure we are all financially lean and
profitable
I would also maintain regular contact
with managers to not only ensure they
are on track to meet their targets but
to also support them in their roles by
helping them foresee and overcome the
challenges that may lie ahead but also
expectantly A's and collaborate with
organizational stakeholders and clients
to ensure we are represented at all
levels within the appropriate working
groups and discussions finally I would
expect to be ensuring we are compliant
with relevant regulations and law and
also report to senior company executives
on a periodic basis on company
performance potential organizational
threats opportunities and overall
progress that's another solid answer
that demonstrates you know exactly what
you you would expect to be doing on a
daily basis as their area manager now
I'm going to come on to a couple more
questions so please do stick around if
you want to download the full set of
area manager interview questions and
answers there is a link that's appeared
right there in the top right hand corner
of the screen if you click that it will
take you through to our website where
you can download a full copy but a full
copy of my area manager interview
questions and answers workbook which I
strongly believe will make a big
difference to your preparation next
question tell me about a situation you
were in when you managed a team remotely
so this is assessing your skills as a
manager and a leader because there's an
area manager you're not going to be able
to to manage people on a face-to-face
basis every single day so you need to
get the most out of them and manage them
remotely so here's my suggesting answer
in a previous role I worked for an
organization who had a large number of
staff in different locations across the
globe it was my responsibility to manage
difficult projects remotely without ever
meeting the team members face to face I
actually enjoyed this challenge because
it required me to use a different set of
skills to those I would normally use
when meeting and managing people face to
face
now to ensure the team met its projects
and team objectives I arranged an
initial in-depth consonant conference
call with all team members via Skype now
during this initial meeting I laid down
the expectations of each team member in
respect of making sure they met every
objective that was set now by setting
high standards from the get-go everyone
within the team knew the high standards
I expected from them this was also my
opportunity to assess the strengths and
weaknesses of each team member and also
provides support in helping them achieve
their goals and targets and following
that initial meeting and then held to
further conference calls each week to
monitor and assess progress and I also
insisted everyone within the team
uploaded a weekly progress report to the
team project management app that I
implemented I decided to hold two calls
each week due to the time differences
based on the location of team members
around the globe now although you don't
get the personal connection via
conference calls I found the time out to
commit to other important organizational
objectives and tasks increased because I
had zero travel time to take into
consideration so that shows that you are
able to manage teams and members of
staff remotely which some people can't
do but as an area manager you will
certainly need to do that what's the
difference between a manager and a
leader in which your opinion is the most
important this is a common and senior
management position interview question
what's the difference between a manager
and a leader on which in your opinion is
the most important here we go
a manager is someone who facilitates and
organizes the resources and his or her
disposal to ensure the effective and
efficient operation of their team
department or organization whereas a
leader is someone who inspires motivates
and directs the people whom are under
their control to achieve the mission the
aims and the objectives of the
organization I believe that to become an
effective area manager you need to be
competent in and utilized both of these
important attributes I believe it's not
possible to meet the objectives of your
role and the aspirations of the
organization without being good both
managing and leading and on that basis
they are both as important as each other
great answer so if you want to download
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useful resource during your preparation
thank you very much for watching I hope
you've enjoyed the content and I wish
you all the best in your pursuit to
becoming an area manager thank you