New Manager Interview Questions
Go Back1. What is your greatest work-related accomplishment to date?
2. What does success look like to you at the end of the day?
3. How do you go about earning the trust and support of a team you are being introduced to?
4. Tell us about a time when you disagreed with your leader and convinced them to see things your way.
5. Talk about a time you had to act like a leader.
6. Talk about one of your professional goals. What actions are you taking to achieve this goal?
7. What are your career aspirations beyond your first management position?
8. How do you plan to set and communicate goals for your team members?
9. How do you approach providing constructive criticism or feedback to others?
10. Talk about a time where you faced difficulty reaching a consensus in a time sensitive situation.
11. What is the number one quality that will contribute to your success as our new manager?
12. How would your closest friend describe you?
13. Why do you want to begin your management career with our company?
14. This position will be your first management role. Why should we give you this opportunity?
15. How has your education prepared you to be an effective manager?
16. As a new manager, what decision do you think will be the hardest for you to make?
17. If you were to have hiring authority in this management position, what would you look for in the candidates that you choose to hire?
18. How do you showcase your leadership abilities in your personal life?
19. What's your approach to encouraging innovation in the workplace?
20. Since this is your first management opportunity, how can we best support you to ensure your success?
21. How do you go about incentivizing your team in high-pressure situations?
22. What leadership style do you relate to most?
23. Talk about a manager that you did not connect with. How will you lead your team differently?
24. Tell me about a time when you had to lead by example.
25. Tell me about the last time you took the initiative to mentor someone on something.
26. Managing and leading others is a task that requires constant growth and learning. What resources do you use to learn about effective management approaches?
27. In your current position, what efforts have you put into helping your co-workers to learn and grow?
28. What kind of managers have you looked up to in the past?
29. This is your first management role. Will you feel comfortable delegating to others?
30. Managers must command the attention of their team members. As a new manager, how do you plan to achieve this goal?
31. Talk about a time you helped motivate a struggling employee and improved their performance.
32. If a project was threatening to run over budget or over deadline, how would you handle the situation?
33. How would you present bad or disappointing news to your team members?
34. As a new manager, what do you believe will be your most significant challenge?
35. Managers should be strong problem solvers. Talk about a time when you solved an important issue in the workplace.
36. Tell me about your approach to taking a risk when you didn't have all of the information necessary to solve a problem.
37. When you encounter a problem with another individual, how do you approach the situation?
38. Tell me about the last time you didn't meet your goals when leading a team.
39. What would you do if a team member was not working efficiently?
40. What type of people do you believe you can lead most effectively?