Organization Development Specialist Interview Questions
Go Back1. What attributes do you appreciate most in the members that make up the teams you work with?
2. We strive to hire organization development specialists who lead by example. What behaviors do you incorporate into your work that set a good example for others?
3. Do you have experience using the Objectives and Key Results model for strategic planning?
4. Organization development professionals at our company become the 'go-to' individuals who bridge groups together. What steps would you take to establish yourself in that role?
5. What are some of the first activities you preform when joining a new organization?
6. Our organizational development specialists make a positive impact on the organization. Can you describe the most impactful initiative you have contributed to?
7. What is your comfort level with travel?
8. If I were to ask one of your current coworkers to describe you in three words, what would they say?
9. Why do you want a career in organization development?
10. What does it mean to you to have empathy for the people you work with?
11. Part of our culture involves nurturing healthy connections. How would you develop healthy connections with the members of your teams?
12. Describe a time you worked on or were responsible for an employee education initiative.
13. Describe your facilitation experience. What types of meetings can you lead, and what tools do you lean on most?
14. We are in the process of redefining our remote work policies. What experience do you have helping companies define policies and implement programs in this area?
15. Our organization development specialists partner frequently with various business verticals. What business areas do you have the most experience working with?
16. Our organization development specialists partner regularly with technology vendors and our in-house development teams. Can you describe the last technology project you participated in?
17. Do you have experience with any specific leadership development programs?
18. What types of workflow documentation do you have experience authoring or using?
19. What industries do you have experience with?
20. What is a PMO? Do you have experience working within one or partnering with a PMO?
21. What level of experience do you have designing training materials?
22. We look for exemplary leadership skills in our organizational development specialists. What makes you a good leader?
23. What are some of the attributes you would expect to observe in organizations you would consider to be imbalanced or unhealthy?
24. What are some of the attributes you admire in organizations you would consider to be healthy?
25. Please provide an example of an employee engagement initiative.
26. What does it mean to develop a scalable process within an organization?
27. Describe a strategic planning technique you are comfortable facilitating.
28. Describe the activities you typically include when planning an organization development initiative.
29. What are the typical categories of organization development initiatives?
30. What are the five phases of organizational development strategy?