General Supervisor Interview Questions

1 Share an experience when you applied new technology or information in your job. How did it help your company?
2 Please share with me an example of how you helped coach or mentor someone. What improvements did you see in the person's knowledge or skills?
3 Provide an example of when you set expectations and monitored the performance of subordinates. What guidance and direction did you find most effective?
4 In your experience, what is the key to developing a good team? (Look for how they build mutual trust, respect, and cooperation.)
5 Provide an example of a time when you successfully organized a diverse group of people to accomplish a task.
6 Share an experience you had in dealing with a difficult person and how you handled the situation.
7 Share an experience in which you successfully shared a difficult piece of information. (Make sure that the candidate has open lines of communication.)
8 Tell me how you organize, plan, and prioritize your work.
9 Give me an example of when you thought outside of the box. How did it help your employer?
10 Tell me about an experience in which you analyzed information and evaluated results to choose the best solution to a problem.
11 Tell me about the last time you monitored or reviewed information and detected a problem. How did you respond?
12 Share an example of a time you had to gather information from multiple sources. How did you determine which information was relevant?
13 Tell me about the last time you oversaw the work of someone else. How did you effectively motivate, develop, and direct the worker(s)?
14 Provide an experience that demonstrates your ability to manage time effectively. What were the challenges and results?
15 Share an experience in which your ability to consider the costs or benefits of a potential action helped you choose the most appropriate action.