Hi there, my name is Richard McMunn from the interview training company, PassMyInterview.com.
And in this tutorial, I will teach you how to pass an Executive Team Leader interview.
So, it does not matter which organization you have your interview with. Please make
sure you stay tuned and watch this presentation fully from start to finish, because I promise
to help make you fully prepared and effective during your Executive Team Leader interview
and to achieve that goal, this is what I will cover. I will give you a list of Executive
Team Leader interview questions and GREAT TIPS for answering them. I will also give
you UNIQUE ANSWERS to tough and challenging Executive Team Leader interview questions.
I will give you some advice on how to be the STANDOUT CANDIDATE during your team leader
interview. And finally, I will tell you about further resources you can get access to, including
these slides to help you succeed. Now, just very quickly before we get started, a very
warm welcome to this presentation. My name is Richard McMunn. That is me there in the
center of the screen. I am a former Fire Officer of 17 years. And since then, I've been helping
people like you to pass their interviews and I always do that by giving you top-scoring
unique answers you cannot find anywhere else. On that basis, please make sure you SUBSCRIBE
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And also, please give the video a LIKE, because that tells me you enjoy the content. Thank
you very much. The first question I want you to prepare for is: Tell me about yourself
and why we should hire you as the Executive Team Leader? Now, within your answer to this
Common Executive Team Leader interview question, make sure you cover the following three areas:
Number one. Tell them about the SKILLS AND QUALITIES you have that are a match for the
job description. Number two: Tell them about any PRIOR EXPERIENCE you have of leading teams
and leading individuals. And number three: Tell them how you are going to ADD VALUE to
their organization in the role of Executive Team Leader. So, here is my suggested answer
to that first interview question, tell me about yourself and why we should hire you
as Executive Team Leader? Here we go. “I am a dedicated, passionate and hard-working
leader who has lots of experience managing people whilst focusing on the commercial and
financial objectives of the organization I am working for. Within my current role I have
built up extensive experience in coordinating and steering teams to achieve difficult and
challenging goals. For example, more recently I organized a team of people to successfully
complete an important project for a large client of ours. During the project we had
numerous challenges to overcome including changes to the project specification. I drove
the team forward, I motivated them, and I provided clear guidance and advice based on
my experience when needed. I totally understand that you want to hire an Executive Team Leader
who will deliver consistent results to a high standard whilst ensuring costs and expenditure
are kept to an absolute minimum. Having studied the job role in detail, I believe I am the
perfect candidate for this position and if I am successful, I will not let you down.”
Now I love that answer because it is positive. It is confidence. It focuses on those three
areas I told you to include. But more importantly, it is in-depth. You are showing enthusiasm
and passion for this job you are applying for. You can either pause the video if you
want to and take a note to the questions and answers as we progress, or if you want to
wait, I will tell you where you can DOWNLOAD my full set of Executive Team Leader interview
questions and top-scoring answers, including the ones we are working through today together.
The next question: Why do you want to work for our organization as Executive Team Leader?
So, this is guaranteed to come up. It is very important you show within your answer that
you have carried out some research into their organization. Do not go along to the interview
without carrying out some research. Here's a model suggested answer to assist you. Why
do you want to work for us? “I am at the stage in my career where I want to stay working
with the same organization for a long period of time. On that basis, I carried out plenty
of research into your company before submitting my resume. It quickly became clear that the
standards you work to, the impressive history of your business and the exceptional products
and services you offer are all indicative of the strong leadership and management that
is already in place here. This gave me total confidence that I will be supported in the
role of Executive Team Leader whilst coordinating, motivating and leading a passionate team of
people who are all committed to achieving the long-term strategic goals and objectives
of the organization.” You are using powerful language there… positive language that shows
you fully understand where this organization wants to be. And you have also conducted lots
of research into them to find that this is a place you are going to want to stay there
for a long period of time. And that's very important in leadership roles! Now, don't
go anywhere because I still have many more questions to work through with you. But when
you're ready, if you want to CLICK THAT LINK in the top right-hand corner of the video,
it takes you through to my website, PassMyInterview.com, where you can download my full set of 22 Executive
Team Leader interview questions and top-scoring answers, including the ones we are working
through right now. But here's the next question. How would you handle an employee that wasn't
performing to the required standards? This is another very common interview question
during executive team leader interviews. Now, this is called a competency-based interview
question that is assessing your ability to quickly and effectively deal with difficult
situations that are in the workplace. Here is my suggested answer to assist you. “As
the Executive Team Leader, it would be my responsibility to deal with this situation
immediately. If you fail to tackle this type of scenario, it sets a poor example and it
can also demotivate those people in the team who are working hard. I would start off by
speaking to the individual in private to establish the reason for their underperformance. It
would be important to give them the opportunity to explain what is happening because this
would allow me to put a plan of action in place to get them back up to speed as soon
as possible. For example, they may be experiencing personal problems, in which case, my plan
of action would be entirely different to one that was based on unacceptable performance
due to a lack of motivation or a poor attitude. Having said all of that, I do not believe
I would have many issues with underperformance. As the Team Leader, I would hold regular performance
appraisal reviews which would set the standards I expect, and I would provide all team members
with clear goals, clear objectives and definitive standards that all work must be completed
to.” That is a brilliant answer, because at the start you are showing that you are
fully aware of how important it is to tackle this type of situation. Then in the middle
of the response, you are telling them in detail what you would do. And then finally you are
stating how you would minimize the amount of underperformance because of the standards
you would set through performance appraisal reviews. So that's another cracking answer!
The next question: What is your five-year plan? Now, this question is extremely common
during Executive Team Leader job interviews. Make sure you have a thorough answer prepared.
Do not say you intend moving on within the five-year period. It is important that we
demonstrate you want to stay working there for a considerable time period. Here's my
suggested answer. What is your five-year plan? “As I mentioned earlier, if I am successful,
I do plan to stay working here for a long period of time. Therefore, my five-year plan
would be broken down as follows. Year one would involve getting my team functioning
exactly as I want them. This would include getting a thorough brief from you, the senior
management team before conducting full team appraisals for all staff. During the appraisals
I would set difficult and challenging targets for everyone and I would encourage and motivate
my team to be the best they can be. Year two, three and four would involve becoming an outstanding
and reliable Executive Team Leader who is renowned for taking responsibility for my
tasks and delivering projects to a very high standard through effective coordination of
my team. During this time, I would also seek to shadow senior members of the organization
to get a full grasp of how the company operates, including its medium and long-term goals.
I believe this would be important as it will make me a more rounded leader and it will
give me a thorough understand of the wider strategic goals. During year five, I would
potentially seek advancement within the organization, providing that is, you see me as being someone
who is part of your long-term succession planning.” That answer shows that you have a plan in
place of what you intend to do and you are more likely to achieve your goals if you have
a plan in place. So that's another really strong answer! The next question, what are
your strengths and weaknesses? Again, this is guaranteed to come up during your Executive
Team Leader interview, but please do not give a weakness that is a match for the job description.
In your answer, provide four or five strengths, followed by just one weakness that is not
a requirement for the role. Here's my model answer for you. “My strengths include an
insistent on SETTING HIGH STANDARDS and expecting nothing but the best from my team. I am a
strong MOTIVATOR, COODINATOR and DELEGATOR and I can DEVELOP MY TEAM so they TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THEIR ACTIONS whilst striving to meet the commercial and financial objectives of
the organization. My weakness is I find it difficult to ask others for help when I should
do. I believe this shows I can be slightly stubborn at times and because I take pride
in my work, I don’t want to ask others for help. Having said that, another one of my
strengths is I am always open to learning and developing and I am trying to improve
in this area.” That's a very clever answer. You are loading the beginning of the answer
with a number of strengths that are relevant to the role of an Executive Team Leader. You
are then giving one weakness, which is not a requirement for the role, but then you are
also stating that you want to improve and develop, which is another core strength. It’s
a brilliant answer. So, the next thing, please do CLICK THAT LINK in the top right-hand corner
of the video. Go through to my website, PassMyIntervioew.com and take a look at my 22 Executive Team Leader
interview questions. You also have the option to DOWNLOAD THE ANSWERS, which I would strongly
recommend you do, because they will help you to prepare fully for your job interview. Don't
forget to connect with me on LinkedIn.com. Please do SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you
don't miss out. As I said at the start, lots of you, and I mean lots of you, are passing
your job interviews as a result of the tuition's, which is great news! And please, finally,
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Thank you for watching and listening. And I wish you all the best for passing your Team
Leader interview. Have a brilliant day!