Corporate Trainer Interview Questions
Go Back1. What are you most looking forward to in this role as our next Corporate Trainer?
2. If a team member or colleague wasn't pulling their weight on a training project, how would you handle that situation?
3. We need our next Corporate Trainer to have strong written communication skills. How would you rate your written communication skills?
4. Give an example of a time when you successfully mentored a fellow colleague. What did you do that made it successful?
5. As our next Corporate Trainer, you would be responsible for planning and leading large workshops for our staff. Are you comfortable in this setting?
6. Do you have any experience in handling a training budget?
7. Do you have a favorite job category or experience level that you like to provide training for?
8. What training program did you develop that you are most proud of? Talk about how it impacted you and those that put it to use.
9. Describe a time when you had to sell an idea or change someone's mind regarding instituting a new training for staff.
10. Describe your communication style. How has it benefited you in your work as a Corporate Trainer?
11. Why did you aspire to take a career path as a Corporate Trainer?
12. Are you fluent and adaptable when it comes to learning new computer programs and software?
13. What do you feel are good ways to motivate employees to take optional training courses?
14. If hired as our Corporate Trainer, how would you handle an employee that was being difficult or unruly in a training session?
15. If hired as our next Corporate Trainer, how would you determine if a training program was successful?
16. Do you have familiarity with performing skills gap analyses in your work as a Corporate Trainer?
17. Talk about the various administrative duties you are responsible for in your current job. Why are these duties important to the overall success of the training that you provide?
18. Are you able to work effectively in high pressure situations?
19. How do you determine when you need to seek the help of others when creating a new training program?
20. What tools do you us in your work to ensure that you stay organized and on track with your work?
21. Tell me about a time when you received negative feedback after a training session. What was the criticism, and how did you react?
22. What challenges do you anticipate if hired as our next Corporate Trainer, and how will you meet those challenges?
23. What qualities do you believe make a successful Corporate Trainer?
24. How do you keep up with new developments and trends in employee training and development?
25. Have you ever provided training to director level or C-Suite leaders? If so, what aspect did you enjoy most, and what did you find most challenging?
26. Why do you believe our organization needs to employ a Corporate Trainer?
27. If hired as our next Corporate Trainer, what is the training style you would bring to our staff?
28. What is the difference between employee training and employee development? As a Corporate Trainer, does your expertise land more on training or on development?
29. How do you assess learner performance after you deliver a training session to staff?
30. Walk me through your education. How has it prepared you for this role as a Corporate Trainer?
31. What is your biggest weakness as a Training Specialist, and what are you doing to improve?
32. How do you decide what gets top priority when scheduling your time and balancing training needs across an organization?
33. Our Corporate Trainer often meets with managers and supervisors to discuss upcoming training topics and approaches. Have you ever had difficulty communicating with a supervisor?
34. As a Corporate Trainer, how would you evaluate and measure the success of the training you would provide to our staff?
35. How do you make training fun and interactive for people as a Corporate Trainer?