What level of experience do you have managing and developing personnel?

Remember to discuss your personnel management and development experience from prior roles if your experience in your current role is limited. Also, include your experience assigning work and weighing in on performance reviews if you are not a direct manager.

"I am currently a manager of a team of eight employees. I handle all of their HR-related management needs and help develop them professionally. I coach them directly or help them find a mentor in line with their specific needs. Before this role, I served as a senior leader on the teams I worked with. I helped to coach and monitor the work progress of the junior level resources on my teams."

"I do not have experience as a direct manager. My background lies in working in a matrixed organization where the cross-functional resources I lead report to centralized HR managers. However, I am responsible for managing the work assignments of three project managers. I discuss their performance with their managers and weigh in heavily on their reviews. The majority of their professional development comes from working with me or with mentors I help them select.

Finally, I participate in the hiring process for the majority of the resources for our teams, and I am typically involved with the management of any identified performance issues. I feel confident that I would be able to handle any direct resource management opportunities I may have at BAE Systems plc if hired."

"I currently work as an assistant manager, and I lead my teams when my manager is not working. I have experience scheduling, assigning tasks, training, and assessing the performance of others.

I recognize this is an entry level position and I will not have direct reports initially. However, I feel my experience has helped me to acquire leadership skills that will add value to my teams here at BAE Systems if selected for the position."