Question: Tell me about a time you had to manage a large project with numerous direct reports. How did you handle it?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

What was the project? How did you prepare your team and resources? What was necessary to get your team working well together to meet all deliverables? What would you differently if given the chance?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

Basic – Critical Thinking

Other Factors:

Management Level,Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit

Work Activity (Task):

Interacting with Others – Assigning Tasks to Others (Delegation and Direction),Mental Processes – Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work,Work Output – Process Management

Work Context (Person-Job/Team/Org Fit):

Interpersonal Relationships – Coordinate or Lead Others

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Adaptability/Flexibility,Analytical Thinking

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s critical and logical thinking.
The candidate’s organization skills.
The candidate’s project management skills.

Red Flags to Watch For:

Answers that reveal poor critical and illogical thinking.
The candidate’s poor organization skills.
The candidate’s ineffective project management skills.

Sample Answer:

N/A

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