Have you ever had to fire an employee? What were the reasons for their termination?

Terminating an employee is never a task that people like to do. Talk to the interviewer about how you go about employee terminations. How does that conversation usually sound? The interviewer will be looking for traits such as maturity, wisdom, and empathy in your response.

"Unfortunately, terminating employees is a part of being a manager. I recently had to separate employment with someone who was under-performing. I spent ample time coaching them. I offered additional training and worked with them on a performance improvement plan. When those efforts failed, I made sure to document everything so that I could make a clean termination when the time came."

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