The North Highland Company Mock Interview

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What knowledge do you have of differing leadership styles and how would you work effectively with each in this role?

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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.

People that work their way through the ranks of the business world and find themselves in high level positions can lead with many different styles. For this question, be sure to do your research on the differing leadership styles and be able to speak about specific times you have worked with leaders with that style or how you would effectively work with each style. Make sure to speak to the importance of differing leadership styles equating to the need for an individualized approach to training leaders.

Ryan Brunner

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.

"I have received training on working with the most common leadership styles in the sales industry: transformational leadership, transactional leadership, autocratic leadership, bureaucratic leadership and democratic leadership. I also fully understand the important characteristics and personality traits that leaders in each style display. I have some personal experience training an autocratic leader very closely on promoting teamwork within his department due to low morale. For this leader, it was important for me to personalize my approach by teaching him about his leadership style and what the pro's and con's both were. From there, my focus remained outward towards his team and their performance and how his approach could help impact that positively. Moving forward from our training, his team definitely felt a positive uptick in their morale and production."

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27The North Highland Company Interview Questions & Answers

1.Talk about a time you had to use conflict resolution skills in a business setting. What was the situation and the outcome and how did you positively influence that outcome?

2.How do you determine priorities when you have multiple projects due?

3.If you were to join The North Highland Company in this role, you will be counted on to lead projects. Talk about a time you had to lead a team of individuals. What leadership skills do you have that you will bring to the table here?

4.Being successful in the consulting industry requires adaptability and the ability to learn a business fast. What would be your approach to help you learn the ins and outs of a new client?

5.What have you found to be the most effective methods for training workers? Are there any you've found to be very ineffective?

6.What do you think is the key quality for a great business leader and how would you promote and educate this quality with our clients here at The North Highland Company?

7.How do you stay organized and on track when working on a long-term project?

8.At The North Highland Company, you will have the opportunity to work with high level executives and leaders from the companies we contract with. What experience do you have in working with people at these levels?

9.What interests you in joining the business consulting world here at The North Highland Company?

10.Talk about a time that you successfully educated another individual or group in your area of expertise. What made your educational experience effective?

11.Being successful in consulting and working here at The North Highland Company requires the ability to work effectively with Type A personalities. What are your experiences in working with this personality and how did you make the relationships a success?

12.Customer service is our top priority at The North Highland Company. What is your customer service philosophy?

13.At The North Highland Company we provide services to a wide range of businesses. Which industry or business type do you have the most experience with?

14.What potential challenges or obstacles do you anticipate encountering when working with groups of high-level leaders for our clients on their team development?

15.A key component to success here at The North Highland Company is building solid relationships with new clients. How do you effectively get to know new people and lay the groundwork for a long lasting relationship?

16.At The North Highland Company, we always seek to provide the best service possible to our clients and one way we do that is through constant evaluation of our programs. What familiarity do you have with training evaluation and why is this important to do

17.In what ways would our clients here at The North Highland Company benefit from your knowledge and services?

18.Do you have any experience in 1:1 coaching of business leaders? If given the opportunity to coach leaders as a consultant here at The North Highland Company, what skills would you bring to the table?

19.Talk about a time you had to work with a very difficult person. What was the situation and how did you handle it?

20.An often difficult part about working for The North Highland Company and our clients is the need to be fluent and adaptable to the cultures of our clients. Why would you say that you'd be able to handle this aspect of the job with ease?

21.Working with our clients here at The North Highland Company often involves some initial conflict with our clients. How would you rate your ability to handle conflict or disagreements in the workplace?

22.Would you say that you are a goal oriented person on the job? Why would you say that?

23.What knowledge do you have of differing leadership styles and how would you work effectively with each in this role?

24.If you are hired for this position here at The North Highland Company, what do you think the biggest hurdle for you would be from the start?

25.This role will put you face to face with leaders of our clients and have you coaching them on how to coach performance related issues. What insight will you bring to the area of performance evaluation and development?

26.What roles are you comfortable assuming in working as part of a larger team?

27.Change management is an important aspect of consulting our clients here at The North Highland Company. Have you participated in a change management process during your career?