Interview Questions

Interview Questions

Change Management

1.  Tell me about the most difficult change you have had to make in your professional career.  How

did you manage the change?

2.  Describe a time when you felt that a planned change was inappropriate.  What did you do?  What

were the results?

3.  Tell me about a time when you had to adapt to an uncomfortable situation.

4.  Tell me about a time you led a change effort.

5.  Describe a time a c hange effort you were involved in was not as successful as you would have

liked.

6.  Give me an example of a time you had to adjust quickly to changes over which you had no

control.  What was the impact of the change on you?

7.  Give me an example of a time when you helped another person accept change and make the

necessary adjustments to move forward.  What were the change/transition skills that you used?

8.  Describe a s ituation where you, at firs t, resisted a change and later accepted.  What specifically,

changed

Collaboration

1.  Work ing with others usually involves some give and take.  Describe a time when you worked out

an agreement with a peer or colleague.  What did you do?

2.

Describe a time when you wished you’d been more collaborative with others.  What did you do?

3.  Leaders often have opportunities to foster positive relations hips at work.  Give me an example of

a time when you did this.

Tell me about one of the toughest groups that you’ve had to work with.  What made it difficult?

4.

What did you do?

5.  Interdepartmental cooperation involves giving and receiving.  Tell me about a time you

collaborated with others  to determine courses of action to achieve mutual goals.