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Department Manager Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Department Manager interview, here are 35 interview questions and answer examples.

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How will you improve your department?

The interviewer wants to know, if hired, how you will help your department become better. Talk to the interviewer about your strategy for improving departments or organizations, and don't be afraid to ask what areas need improvement. Share any experience or success stories you may have that demonstrate your ability to improve the department. If you are unsure how you can improve a department, think about the following areas that could use help:

-Customer service
-Training
-Sales
-Marketing
-Organization

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35 Department Manager Interview Questions & Answers

Below is a list of our Department Manager interview questions. Click on any interview question to view our answer advice and answer examples. You may view six answer examples before our paywall loads. Afterwards, you'll be asked to upgrade to view the rest of our answers.

  • Accomplishment

    1. How will you improve your department?

  • Ask The Interviewer

    2. Do you have any questions for me?

  • Career Goals

    3. What is one area that you would love to learn more about personally or professionally?

  • Career Goals

    4. Where do you see yourself five years from now?

  • Career Goals

    5. Why do you want to be a Department Manager?

  • Communication

    6. How would you describe your communication skills?

  • Compatibility

    7. Why should we hire you?

  • Compatibility

    8. What is your availability for this position?

  • Compatibility

    9. What do you know about our company culture?

  • Compatibility

    10. What are some of your weaknesses?

  • Compatibility

    11. What's your ideal company to work for?

  • Compatibility

    12. How reliable of a worker are you?

  • Competency

    13. What do you know about the products or services in this department?

  • Competency

    14. What do you know about our department store?

  • Customer Service

    15. Describe a situation in the past that involved you having to go to extraordinary measures to help a customer.

  • Customer Service

    16. How are your customer service skills?

  • Direct

    17. Why are you considering leaving your current company?

  • Discovery

    18. Tell me about yourself.

  • Diversity

    19. Do you have experience working with diverse groups of people?

  • Education

    20. Tell me about your education/training.

  • Experience

    21. Do you have experience coaching others?

  • Experience

    22. How do you manage your priorities?

  • Experience

    23. What skills or experience has your previous roles provided that has prepared you for this role?

  • Experience

    24. What do you think are the best methods to increase sales?

  • Leadership

    25. How do you motivate employees?

  • Leadership

    26. Describe a time when you led a team to a goal and how did you achieve the goal on time.

  • Management

    27. What do you like most about being a manager?

  • Management

    28. Describe your management style.

  • Performance Based

    29. How do you evaluate the performance of others?

  • Problem Solving

    30. Have you experienced theft in your department? How did you respond?

  • Problem Solving

    31. What would you do if a customer asked you about a product or service you are unfamiliar with?

  • Scenario Based

    32. Describe a time when you had to handle conflict in the workplace. How did you handle the situation?

  • Stress

    33. Tell me about your ability to work under pressure and handle stressful situations.

  • Trust

    34. What are your strengths?

  • Trust

    35. How would your coworkers describe you?