Department Manager Interview Questions
Go Back1. How will you improve your department?
2. Do you have any questions for me?
3. What is one area that you would love to learn more about personally or professionally?
4. Where do you see yourself five years from now?
5. Why do you want to be a Department Manager?
6. How would you describe your communication skills?
7. Why should we hire you?
8. What is your availability for this position?
9. What do you know about our company culture?
10. What are some of your weaknesses?
11. What's your ideal company to work for?
12. How reliable of a worker are you?
13. What do you know about the products or services in this department?
14. What do you know about our department store?
15. Describe a situation in the past that involved you having to go to extraordinary measures to help a customer.
16. How are your customer service skills?
17. Why are you considering leaving your current company?
18. Tell me about yourself.
19. Do you have experience working with diverse groups of people?
20. Tell me about your education/training.
21. Do you have experience coaching others?
22. How do you manage your priorities?
23. What skills or experience has your previous roles provided that has prepared you for this role?
24. What do you think are the best methods to increase sales?
25. How do you motivate employees?
26. Describe a time when you led a team to a goal and how did you achieve the goal on time.
27. What do you like most about being a manager?
28. Describe your management style.
29. How do you evaluate the performance of others?
30. Have you experienced theft in your department? How did you respond?
31. What would you do if a customer asked you about a product or service you are unfamiliar with?
32. Describe a time when you had to handle conflict in the workplace. How did you handle the situation?
33. Tell me about your ability to work under pressure and handle stressful situations.
34. What are your strengths?
35. How would your coworkers describe you?