hi there my name is Richard McMunn from
the interview training company past my
interview com and in this tutorial I'm
going to teach you how to pass either a
senior management interview or a
director interview and specifically I'm
going to give you seven sample interview
questions with strong answers to all of
the questions so before I give you those
a very warm welcome to this tutorial
that's me there on the right hand side
my name is Richard McMunn and I am a
former fire officer and I've been
helping people to pass our interviews
for over 20 years now I love doing it
and in this video as I say we're going
to focus on how to answer senior
management interviews or director
interview questions so the questions and
answers are quite in-depth so you can
either take notes or I will tell you at
some stage during this interview
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senior management or director interview
here we go question number one so the
first kind of question that you will be
asked you in this type of interiors ok
tell me about yourself and why you would
make a good senior manager or director
for our company now for each particular
question I'm going to give you two tips
and then I'm going to give you a sample
answer based on what I would say
utilizing strong experience and also
make sure making sure that you hit all
of the accessible competencies so tip
number one for this question my advice
is to focus entirely on your work
related skills the fact that you are a
visionary which is somebody who looks
forward
and also how you how your main focus is
to work towards driving the company
forward and achieving the strategic
goals of your employer that's really
important now successful senior managers
and directors have one thing in common
they are able to motivate and inspire
their staff to both believe in and work
towards their vision okay really really
important so the answer that's coming
right now is based on hitting those two
tips here we go first and foremost I
have a track record for achieving
company goals and objectives and my sole
aim whilst working for you will be to
work hard on delivering my targets now I
am someone who is extremely passionate
about my work and I understand the only
way I will be successful in this role is
to put the hours in work smart and drive
my team towards your goals I am a strong
visionary leader and manager who can
motivate and inspire my team to be the
best they can be
whilst focusing intently on the
strategic aims of the organization I
believe if you hire me as your senior
manager or director I believe you will
be investing in a reliable trustworthy
hard-working and professional leader who
is capable of solving difficult problems
and also remaining calm under pressure
whilst acting as a positive role model
and representative for your organization
so that is a solid in-depth response and
as I say to save you having to write all
of these down I'll tell you at some
stage where you can download a copy of
all of these and other great questions
and answers to help you pass your
interview okay so that's question number
one question number two of your senior
manager or director interview what are
your values as a company leader so
senior managers and directors are
leaders really important two tips here
we go most organizations who employ
senior managers or directors they have
set values they expect their staff to
work towards so the first piece of
advice I can give you is to research the
company values of the organization
you're being interviewed for go on their
website find out what their values are
now number two during your answer to
this interview question detail the most
important values that effectively depict
a successful senior manager or director
and I'm going to give them to you
right now in this answer here we go what
are your values as a company leader I
have seven important values that I
always adhere to as a company leader
these are that I will always act with
honesty and integrity in everything I do
basically if the company leader cannot
do this his or her staff cannot be
expected to do the same the second value
is that of leading by example this is
especially important when holding
meetings with your managers and your
supervisors the third value I abide by
is accountability as a company leader I
am accountable to you and I will always
work hard to achieve the company goals
and objectives now the four value is
continuous development and improvement
not only of myself but also of my staff
I feel it's important to be open to
change and to also inspire your staff to
be the best they can be now the fifth
value is teamwork as it's simply not
possible to achieve your goals without
others the sixth value is creativeness
and being innovative whilst I am a
creative leader I want to encourage my
staff to be innovative and have the
freedom to come up with new ideas that
will benefit the organization now
finally the seventh value is that of
commitment to the customer now without
customers there is no business and they
will be core to everything we do if I am
your company leader so you'll notice one
thing there's a common theme here with
these answers they're really in depth
and they need to be for a senior manager
or director interview next question what
qualities and attributes make a good
leader okay what qualities and
attributes make a good leader two tips
number one organizational leaders have
to demonstrate a unique set of skills
and attributes more notably these
include an ability to plan you have to
organize you have to take responsibility
for company results you have to be
organizationally aware you have to have
strategic vision you have to lead by
example and also you have to act at all
times as a positive role model for the
company so within your answer to this
question demonstrate your understanding
of how important the role is and also
how this correlates with the objectives
of the organization that you are being
interviewed by so here's my sample
response what qualities and attributes
make a good leader I fully understand
the
qualities and attributes required to be
both a good leader and also one that is
successful now perhaps the most
important attribute is understanding the
impact your actions and your performance
within the role will have on the overall
company performance if you are not
capable of leading by example and also
acting as a positive role model I don't
believe you can succeed more notably you
have to take responsibility for
everything that happens within the
company you have to be a great
communicator because what you say and
what you write can have a massive impact
on your staff and also on external
stakeholders you also have to inspire
motivate and lead your team towards the
company objectives and hold people
accountable for their own actions I also
feel one of the most important qualities
is being able to visualize your goals
and then work intensely to achieve them
you have to recognize the qualities in
your staff and give them the opportunity
to thrive within their role and also
finally be adaptable to change at all
times now the only way a company such as
yours can continue to grow develop and
be a leader within its industry is to
continually learn and adapt to the
ever-changing environment in which it
operates these are great answers I hope
you think that really strong answers to
help you pass your in - let's move on to
another one how would you build a
positive relationship with your staff or
team how would you build a positive
relationship with your star ball team
and the reason why this question will be
asked is they want to see how you're
going to use your staff because you need
the team around you to achieve your
goals you not be able to do it on your
own so two tips number one the key to
building a positive and lasting
relationship with your staff is based on
three things
standards recognition and consistency
and I'll explain what I mean by those in
a second number two during your answer
to this question make sure you tell the
panel you have a tried and tested method
for building positive relationships from
the get-go so join your answer make sure
you tell the panel you have a tried and
tested method for building positive
relationships and here's how to answer
this question how would you build
positive relationships with your staff
or team here we go there are three
specific areas I will focus on if I'm
successful in this role which will
ensure I build a main
long lasting positive relations with my
staff these are standards recognition
and consistency now in respective
standards it is important you set the
bar high when you start and show your
team you will only accept the highest
standards possible this is effectively
leading by example
the second area recognition is all about
giving your staff the opportunity to
thrive in their role and when they do
achieve something of significance you
recognize it and you reward them if
staff feel valued and recognized they
will work effectively for you finally it
is absolutely vital within this type of
senior manager role that you are
consistent at all times all staff must
be treated consistently and fairly I
believe if you do those three things you
will be able to build positive
relationships with your staff and you
will empower them to achieve great
things for you the organization that's
another solid response we're making
really good progress next question are
you a risk taker really tough question
but any kind of manager or director role
are you a risk taker two tips now to be
successful you have to take risks
however the risk has to be weighed up
against the possible outcomes now whilst
you should say you are a risk taker in
my opinion it is important to explain on
what level you would take risks and more
importantly the risk assessment process
you would go through when making your
decision now when answering this
question my advice is to utilize the
following risk assessment process that
will ensure you come across as
responsible calculated and intelligent
whilst assessing the risk in any kind of
situation so here we go are you a risk
taker the short answer is yes I am a
risk taker however before I take any
type of risk I will conduct a thorough
risk assessment to ensure I am NOT
putting the organization under undue
stress or taking a risk that could have
potentially extreme and negative
consequences for you my employer
now before taking risks I would utilize
a risk assessment process the weight of
the risks versus the benefits the
possibility of things going wrong if
things did go wrong what would be the
connotations for the organization and
also how I could use
edges and techniques to minimize the
risk as much as possible then once I
have gathered all of the facts available
and utilized my risk management process
I would make a decision that was in the
best interest of you the organization
now I believe taking risks is an
important part of managing an
organization however foolish and ill
thought decisions based on gut feeling
or past experiences are something I
would never make any risk I take would
be based on an assessment the facts
available to both my team and I and the
reputation of my employer and the good
of the organization would always come
first so that's a great balance dancer
of course you need to take risks when
the time is right but you shouldn't make
ill thought and and and decisions based
on gut feeling you need to gather the
facts that's really important next
question how important is company
culture to you and what steps would you
take to maintain your desired culture
two tips now company culture is an
essential part of a productive happy and
professional workforce there are a
number of different elements that can
all have a positive impact on creating a
strong culture within any organization
make sure you utilize them in your
answer to this interview question now my
advice is to tell the interview panel
you will spend approximately four weeks
monitoring and assessing the current
culture within their organization before
making any necessary changes based on
the culture you wish to see within the
company because the problem is if you go
into an organization that you've not
worked for before in that level and you
make changes straightaway you might be
damaging some things which are already
really strong and positive so my advice
unless there are things specifically
they want you to change straight away I
would spend at least a month looking at
the organization you know having your
eyes open listening you know weave your
ears to what people say asking questions
to find out what the culture is like
right there at that particular time and
then after four weeks you'll be better
informed to make the changes so here's
my suggested answer to this question how
important is company culture to you and
what steps would you take to maintain
your decide culture now company culture
is really important to me and I believe
it is absolutely vital in assisting
senior managers and directors achieve
the organization's aims and objectives
if you create a
and positive culture within your
organization not only will your staff be
more productive and happy within their
roles but you will also encourage
innovation invention and inclusiveness
there are many ways to develop a strong
culture and these are openness
engagement with your staff encouraging
innovation including all team members
within the decision making process
focusing at all times on quality
providing open and honest feedback
recognizing and developing talent and
also a commitment to continuous
improvement if I'm successful today
interview I will spend approximately
four weeks assessing and monitoring the
current culture before deciding on and
implementing any necessary changes this
approach will allow me to develop and
maintain a strong and positive culture
so we can all successfully achieve the
organizational objectives next question
what are your long-term goals and how do
you plan to achieve them they have to be
really careful in my opinion when
answering this question two tips at this
level of senior management you are
either at or close to the pinnacle of
your career therefore your answer should
be based on stability and longevity with
the role you're being interviewed for so
the interview panel wants someone who's
going to drive their organization
forward and understandably this takes
time if you plan leaving any time soon
I don't believe you'll get the position
so base your answer entirely on their
company and the long-term success for
them as an organization now in terms of
how you plan to achieve long term
success my advice is to focus on
developing a strong culture and building
a really good team around you who are
all empowered to strive toward achieving
the organizational objectives here's my
answer to the question what are your
long term goals and how do you plan to
achieve them here we go my long term
goals are to stay with your organization
in the position I'm being interviewed
for today for me this is the pinnacle
and whilst I'm still enthusiastic and
driven I want to focus entirely on
achieving your organizational objectives
and bringing long-term success to the
company in terms of how I would achieve
this this will be done by building a
strong and driven team around me who are
all focused intently on the
organizational aims and objectives
I would also build a strong cult
in the organization that encourages
innovation and recognizes hard work and
professionalism I plan to work for you
for many years to come
and I would look forward to building a
long lasting strategic vision for the
organization that ensures you maintain
your position as an industry-leading
organization okay now if you would like
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