hello there 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 IT
manager interview and in particular I'm
going to give you a number of IT manager
interview questions and my suggested
high scoring answers so it does not
matter which industry your IT manager
interview is for the following questions
and answers are really going to help so
please stick around and watch it from
beginning to end before again into those
tips and the all-important interview
questions and answers a very warm
welcome to this tutorial my name is
Richard McMunn that's me there in the
center and I've been helping people to
pass their interviews for many many
years now through my website and in
particular I focus on giving you high
scoring answers to the interview
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first important tip before I come on to
your IT manager interview questions and
answers now we need to ensure together
that during your answers to the IT
manager interview questions we
demonstrate four things the first one is
your knowledge and passion for IT the
second one is your ability to manage
motivate and inspire your team because
that's how you're going to be assessed
is based on your knowledge and also your
ability to manage manage your team and
motivate them to achieve difficult
projects and tasks also your
communication skills will be assessed
during the interview and the sample
answers that I'm going to give you will
put you across in a competent manner in
respective communication number four
your ability to complete projects and
tasks so all of those things are going
to be assessed during the interview and
as I say the following questions and
answers are going to help you to
demonstrate all of those four things so
let's get straight into those IT manager
interview questions and answers question
number one so the first question during
your IT manager interview is going to be
so so tell me about itself but I'm going
to take it a little bit further and go
tell me about yourself and why you
make an effective IT manager for our
organization so here is my suggested
high scoring answer I am someone who
prides myself on delivering difficult
and complex IT projects whilst maintain
an operational efficiency for the
organization I am working for as an IT
manager it is my responsibility to not
only manage the IT department to ensure
the smooth operation of your IT
infrastructure but to also ensure the IT
issues that cause you the most problems
are kept to an absolute minimum I would
make an effective IT manager for your
organization because I have a strong mix
of technical knowledge and personal
management skills which will enable me
to run the IT department to the highest
standards necessary so that's a good
answer it's positive in many ways it
uses strong keywords and phrases that I
recommend you use during your interview
and it will get you off on the right
footing because as I say it's pretty
much guaranteed to be the first question
let your interview now if you're
thinking where can I get a copy of these
you can either take notes as I progress
or I'm going to tell you at some stage
where you can download a copy of these
and another 24 IT manager interview
questions and answers the next question
let's move on why have you chosen our
company to work for as as an IT manager
so why have you chosen our company to
work for as IT managers so they want to
know why you want to work for them now
obviously the salary can be quite decent
as an IT manager now there is a broad
spectrum of the different salaries for
IT manager depending on the industry and
the organization you're working for in
respect to the size and the
responsibilities however it's a decent
salary so they will want to know why do
you want to work for us in particular or
are you just come in and then you're
gonna leave relatively quickly so this
answer is geared up to demonstrate why
you've decided to work for them here we
go
I have chosen your company for three
main reasons first of all you are an
organization who is at the forefront of
the industry in respect of innovation
and creativity which would mean my IT
management skills would be put to great
use secondly my research into your
organization tells me you are a
forward-thinking and aspera
company that wants to achieve great
things meaning I would love to have your
name on my CV finally I have heard
nothing but positive things about your
organization both online and also from
current and previous employees which
makes you an even more attractive
company to work for as an IT manager so
that demonstrates that you've done your
research and you already know these
three main reasons now this is a good
tip is if you're thinking about
difficult IT manager questions and how
you're going to respond you can break
them down into numbers so for example
with this one I've given you three
reasons to focus on so you'll know that
right when that question comes up I need
to focus on three things and it'll be
easier for you to remember to when
you're answering this particular
question but from their perspective it
demonstrates that you've already thought
about your answer and you've thought
about it in detail so it's a good tip
tip to use during your interview now
this is a bit tougher you are in a
meeting with senior management team
members who want to review your proposed
IT project now one of them says your
proposal is too technical and she
doesn't understand it what would you do
so let me just quickly repeat that you
are in a meeting with senior management
team members who want to review your
proposed IT project one of them says
your proposal is too technical and she
doesn't understand it what would you do
here's my answer I would draw a visual
diagram to explain the particular aspect
of the proposal they are having
difficulty understanding it is a factor
that people tend to learn and absorb
information in visual format artesia so
I would take the time to create a simple
and easy to understand diagram in
addition to this if the opportunity
presented itself I would also try and
relate the different IT project elements
to something they could all relate to
such as the operation of a car for
example or even how a house is built
using solid foundations to be honest if
I was personally presenting an IT
project to people who had little
knowledge of IT from a technical
perspective I would automatically think
ahead and create a visually appealing
PowerPoint presentation that was simple
and very easy to understand okay so our
another and strong answer for you to use
in that
situational interview question now I've
got two more questions
to go through with you so please do
stick around but if you want to download
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direct on that page okay let's get
straight into the next question how
would you keep your team motivated
during a difficult IT project or task
now some people are really really good
from a technical perspective but their
management skills might be lacking okay
so as I said at the beginning we need to
focus on making sure you demonstrate
those four key areas and one of them
he's been able to manage inspire and
motivate a team so here's my suggested
answer I would essentially motivate them
in three ways first and foremost I would
create a clear concise and logical brief
that everyone within the team could
understand now during the brief I would
explain the plan of action the
objectives of the project and also who
was responsible for which particular
tasks based on their strengths secondly
I would outline the time frame for
completion of each project milestone and
I would reiterate how important it is to
ensure the deadlines are not missed
I would then insist on weekly progress
meetings for the team as a whole now
these meetings will be designed so that
I could support the team motivate them
and also make sure the project is on
track to complete successfully I feel a
motivated team comes from people being
allowed to work to their strengths and
also having clear guidelines and
instructions on what needs to be done
and by wet so the game you'll see that
at the beginning I focused on three key
areas which makes it easy for me to
remember and then at the end what I've
done is I have qualified my answer just
to give a summary to say what I feel a
motivated team is so that would
demonstrate strong management skills now
I was a manager for for many many years
in the fire service and this answer is a
real solid answer for when you are
motivating a team because everybody
knows what they need to do everything is
logical it's
sighs it's clear and also you are there
to support them through those weekly
progress meetings okay next question now
this appears to be an easy one however
so the question is what's your biggest
weakness which is is is asked during
virtually every interview now your
problem as an IT manager is that you can
give and you can give a weakness that
will basically tell the interview panel
that you can't do your job because
obviously you can't say that your
weaknesses well there's one particular
aspect of my technical level of
knowledge which is no good or and you
can't say my timekeeping isn't good you
can't say and that you get frustrated on
the pressure or you can't manage your
team but you're working on it so you
gotta be really careful when you answer
this as an IT manager here's my
suggested answer that's safe the only
weakness I believe I have is the fact
that I tend to take on too many projects
and sometimes I run the risk of
overloading myself we work now this
stems from a passion for information
technology and also the fact I love my
work and I find it difficult to say no
however over the years I believe I've
become a strong delegator and I know how
to allocate tasks within my team to
ensure we are working at maximum
capacity I believe I am becoming a
smarter IT manager and whilst I will
always do the maximum amount of work
possible I will utilize the strength of
my team to the fall so that's a safe
answer it's a smart answer it's
intelligent and because if you were
saying that to me at an interview I
would be thinking the forefront of my
mind this person is gonna do a lot of
work for me okay so it's a good weakness
to give that is safe and it doesn't put
you in jeopardy of failing the interview
because this will probably come towards
the end of the interview okay so don't
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