1. How many people have you managed in your career?
Overview
This question helps you understand how much experience your candidate has managing people. It also allows them to qualify their experience, if they have managed enough people to make an impact.
Overview
This question helps you understand how much experience your candidate has managing people. It also allows them to qualify their experience, if they have managed enough people to make an impact.
Interview Expectations
Confirmation of enough management experience to make an impact
Evidence of how many people the candidate has managed
Indications that they've taken on more responsibility over tim
Sample Answer
I've been a manager for eight years. I started with a team of two writers six years ago at HTWW Magazine, and then I transitioned to my current role at HTWW Marketing with a team of five writers and two editors. In that time we added a project manager to the team, so I currently have eight direct reports who give me weekly status reports and receive project approvals from me.