Purchasing Manager Mock Interview
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What aspect of supervision do you find most difficult?
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
Managing people is not necessarily easy - this question asks for your 'weakness' in this. The best answer is to move it to leadership, not managing.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I rather think of myself as a leader, not necessarily as a Manager. As a leader, my role is to serve my team, clear out obstacles that impede their work, act as the interface to the organization, as well as strategically and tactically move the organization forward. Difficulties arise when I am forced to vary from that mission. If my team is good at their jobs, engaged, motivated and happy, I can focus on the mission. Likewise, when they are not, it is my job to figure it out and solve the problem. This may include changing people, processes, roles, all of which can be a challenge."
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