Question: In your opinion, how could your current or previous manager improve in their work or practice?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Tell me in what areas you believe your current supervisor could do a better job?

Follow-up questions:

How would you communicate this to your direct superior?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Skills:

Basic – Critical Thinking,Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Social – Social Perceptiveness

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility)

Other Factors:

Personality-Organization Fit

Work Activity (Task):

Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People,Work Output – Quality Improvement

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Analytical Thinking,Innovation

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s critical and analytical thinking skills.
The candidate’s commitment to improvement.

Red Flags to Watch For:

The candidate’s poor critical and analytical thinking skills.

Sample Answer:

My immediate superior is doing a good job but it would be best if he gives immediate feedback every now and then so we would also know our area(s) for improvement.

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