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Standard competency based interview questions: people & organisation competencies - staff development 27/06/2012

Staff Development - developing skills/competence of others for current or future jobs.

Standard competency based interview questions: people & organisation competencies - staff development

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  1. Question 1
  2. Question 2
  3. Question 3
  4. Question 4
  5. Question 5
  6. Question 6
  7. Question 7
  8. Question 8
  9. Question 9
  10. Question 10

Question 1

What techniques do you find most useful in developing subordinates? Tell me more.

Question 2

How do you identify subordinates’ needs and potentials?

Question 3

If you are promoted tomorrow, do you have a replacement? What did you do to develop him or her?

Question 4

To what extent do subordinates participate in decisions you make? Why?

Question 5

Tell me about some of the people who have become successful as a result of your management?

Question 6

Tell me about someone who you have helped to get better at something.

Question 7

How are you helping your subordinates develop themselves?

Question 8

Go over each of your subordinates and tell me your goals for each.

Question 9

How, if at all, have you involved subordinates in determining development actions?

Question 10

Have you worked under a manager who was good at developing people? Why do you consider him to have been good at it?

Thinking about your present subordinates, what new skills and competencies do you think they might need to have in, say, three years’ time?

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