- 1). Write a detailed business autobiography for yourself to assist you in organizing your thoughts about your past career. This should be more than just a resume: Detail the relationships that you've had with managers, subordinates, and co-workers, any problems that you might have had, and any major decision points in your career. Use this as a reference point when you are asked to respond to detailed questions in your interview.
- 2). Create lists of your strengths and weaknesses as a manager. It may be a cliché question for interviewers to ask about your greatest strengths and weaknesses, but it is for a reason: These questions give the interviewer a sense of how much you know about yourself. Self-awareness is a sign of higher order intelligence and solid people skills. Be honest when discussing your weaknesses. It shows integrity, and will assist your superiors in assisting you in overcoming your deficiencies. Explain what concrete efforts you're making to improve your weaknesses, and accentuate your strengths to better address that line of questioning.
- 3). Prepare to respond to questions about how you deal with subordinates. Much of solid management involves listening to the needs of employees, then finding methods to meet those needs. Managers also must be capable of defusing disputes and are expected to communicate effectively, as well. Managers create reports, presentations, and other documents to facilitate communication among different areas within a company.
- 4). Project confidence and communicate clearly. Before your management interview, practice your discussion skills with a partner or attend public speaking courses or similar opportunities to practice talking to strangers. If you come across as a confident professional who communicates well, you're more likely to impress your interviewers.
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