EMPLOYER INTERVIEW
Flexibility / Change Management: Initiate, implements, and/or adapts to changes in strategic direction, priorities, schedules, and responsibilities.
Select two or more questions from the following:
1. In what kind of situation will you cling to your point-of-view no matter what? Explain.
2. How do you handle changing priorities? Describe several situations.
3. Tell me about a specific project you lead that had an impact on changing the overall process or procedures of how things had been done prior.
4. How do you communicate change to others? Cite a specific example.
Overall Assessment:
__________ Models for others. (The individual is a role model for this competency.)
__________ Consistently Demonstrates. (The individual consistently demonstrates this competency.)
__________Inconsistently Demonstrates. (The individual inconsistently demonstrates this competency.)
Comments:
Leadership: Is inspired and challenges others and self by setting high “stretch” goals & expectations. Provides leadership informally even when not directly responsible. Drives processes, projects or people through strong communication skills. Able to build internal and external networks which allows them to remove barriers.
Select two or more questions from the following:
1. Sometimes you have to take a stand regarding the future of products or services. Have you ever been in a situation where you have had to discontinue or redirect products or services? What did you do?
2. Have you been in a situation in which you were able to have a significant effect on your organization’s business direction? What steps did you take?
3. Tell me about a time when you had to gain the commitment of others, either inside or outside your company. What did you do?
4. Based upon your professional/technical expertise, do you see opportunities for improvement in your organization? What have you done (if anything) about these opportunities? (If familiar with _______, what opportunities for improvement do you see?)
Overall Assessment:
__________ Models for others. (The individual is a role model for this competency.)
__________ Consistently Demonstrates (The individual consistently demonstrates this competency.)
__________ Inconsistently Demonstrates. (The individual inconsistently demonstrates this competency.)
Comments:
Cross Functional Experience: Has proactively sought to broaden business perspective through varied project assignments, functional experiences and participation with external professionals from other organizations. Actively seeks multiple inputs to make sound business decisions.
Select two or more questions from the following:
1. How do you stay current on issues impacting your industry?
2. Describe a major project that you were responsible for that involved other areas of your organization.
3. What actions have you taken to gain a broader understanding of the business process outside of your immediate role?
4. What cross functional experiences have you gained within your current organization?
Overall Assessment:
__________ Models for others. (The individual is a role model for this competency.)
__________ Consistently Demonstrates. (The individual consistently demonstrates this competency.)
__________ Inconsistently Demonstrates. (The individual inconsistently demonstrates this competency.)
Comments:
Communication/Presentation Skills: Listens effectively to understand audience (individual) need for particular information. Chooses and effectively uses the most appropriate communication medium or audience. Delivers point concisely whether written or oral. Able to build mutual understanding between parties. Is effective in a variety of formal presentation settings; Is effective both inside and outside the organization on both cool data and hot/controversial topics; commands attention and can manage group processes during presentations; can change tactics midstream when something isn’t working.
Select two or more questions from the following:
1. What approaches have you used in presenting to different audiences? Give a specific example. How did you know you were getting your ideas across?
2. Describe a situation in which you had to turn away a customer/supplier/vendor. How did you communicate that difficult information?
3. Describe a situation in which you had some difficulty establishing rapport with another individual or group of individuals. What did you do?
Overall Assessment:
__________ Models for others. (The individual is a role model for this competency.)
__________ Consistently Demonstrates. (The individual consistently demonstrates this competency.)
__________ Inconsistently Demonstrates. (The individual inconsistently demonstrates this competency.)
Comments:
Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
Select two or more questions from the following:
1. How have you gotten around obstacles that presented you from completing a project? Describe the project and obstacles and what you did?
2. What has been your most significant accomplishment in your immediate role? To what do you attribute your success?
3. What were your key objectives for this past year? How were they decided upon and measured? How well did you perform against them?
4. What decisions do you usually make quickly? What decisions do you spend more time on? Why?
Overall Assessment:
__________ Models for others. (The individual is a role model for this competency.)
__________ Consistently Demonstrates. (The individual consistently demonstrates this competency.)
__________ Inconsistently Demonstrates. (The individual inconsistently demonstrates this competency.)
Comments:
Project Management / Flexibility: Strong understanding and/or knowledge of project management process. Ability to adjust to the changes on a daily/weekly basis within the organization/department.
Ability to prioritize work according to the changes. Ability to convey the changes/importance to others.
Select two or more questions from the following:
1. What tools do you utilize to manage projects?
2. Has your schedule ever been upset by unforeseen circumstances? What did you do then? Give examples.
3. What procedures do you use to organize information in your work area?
4. Have you changed any processes or methods of setting work priorities in your current role? Give examples.
5. What is your procedure for keeping track of items that require attention? Tell me about a time when you used this procedure?
6. Tell me about the time when your work load was heaviest. How did you complete all of your work?
7. Have you ever set up a course of action to accomplish a long-range goal/vision? what was it and how did you set it up?
Overall Assessment:
__________ Models for others. (The individual is a role model for this competency.)
__________ Consistently Demonstrates. (The individual consistently demonstrates this competency.)
__________ Inconsistently Demonstrates. (The individual inconsistently demonstrates this competency.)
Comments:
Process Management: Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; know how to organize people and activities, understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient work flow; knows what to measure and how to measure it; can see opportunities for synergy and integration where others can’t; can simplify complex processes; gets more out of fewer resource.
Select two or more questions from the following:
1. What types of project planning or administration did you do in your job? Tell me about some of these projects.
2. Tell me about a time when you missed a deadline on a project. What were the causes? What did you do?
3. What procedures do you use to organize information in your work area? Tell me about a time when the procedures worked. When they didn’t work.
4. Tell me about some challenging situations in which you had to arrange work schedules.
Overall Assessment:
__________ Models for others. (The individual is a role model for this competency.)
__________ Consistently Demonstrates. (The individual consistently demonstrates this competency.)
__________ Inconsistently Demonstrates. (The individual inconsistently demonstrates this competency.)
Comments:
Business Acumen / Savvy: Knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends and information affecting his/her business and organization; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace. Has a broad understanding of the business; understands company’s key business objectives, customer requirements, marketing strategy and fulfillment processes.
Select two or more questions from the following:
1. What have you done to keep current, as well as identify future trends in the business, as it relates to your current position?
2. What role does your department play in achieving the strategic objectives of your company? What are the most significant ways you have contributed to achieving these objectives?
3. What are some major company issues that affect you and other work groups? How do they affect your work group? How do they affect other groups?
4. What competitive challenges does your current organization face? How do you contribute to overcoming those challenges?
Overall Assessment:
__________ Models for others. (The individual is a role model for this competency.)
__________ Consistently Demonstrates. (The individual consistently demonstrates this competency.)
__________ Inconsistently Demonstrates. (The individual inconsistently demonstrates this competency.)
Comments: