LEADERSHIP Interview Questions & Answers! (How to PASS a Leadership & Management Job Interview!)

[0:00]Hello there, my name is Richard McMahon from the interview training website passmyinterview.com and in this tutorial, I will teach you how to pass a leadership interview. So if you are applying for any management or leadership position with any company or organization, make sure you stay tuned, watch this tutorial from start to finish because I promise it will make a massive difference to your performance on the day. So to help you pass your leadership interview, this is what I will cover. Number one. I will give you my top 10 leadership interview questions that I strongly recommend you prepare for. These questions come up all the time during leadership interviews. It is imperative you prepare really good answers to them. Number two, I'm going to give you two very important tips for answering each of those 10 leadership interview questions correctly. My aim is to help you be the standout candidate and these tips will help you to give rock solid answers. Number three, I am then going to give you a top-scoring example answer to all of those leadership interview questions. I have almost 30 years experience as a leader both in the fire service and running my own business. And these are the exact answers I would give if I was attending a leadership interview. And then finally, number four, I will tell you where you can instantly download my full set of 22 leadership interview questions and answers PDF guide. So lots of reasons why you should stay tuned and just very quickly, if you are new to this channel, please make sure you hit that subscribe button. Literally, thousands and thousands of you are passing your job interviews. I can only help you if you are subscribed. By subscribing, I can also help you to negotiate the right salary based on your skills and expertise. I can help you to progress throughout your career and get promoted and please just give the video a like. I really do appreciate your support by liking the video. It motivates me to create more content for you. Thank you very much indeed. Okay, let's get started with those top 10 leadership interview questions and brilliant top-scoring answers. So the first question I recommend you prepare for is, why do you want to be a leader? Here's two tips and I will then give you the answer. Tip number one, so this first leadership interview question is assessing your motivations for becoming a leader. Now, the role of a leader is not suited to everyone so you must demonstrate a passion for the level of responsibility that will come with the position. And tip number two, in your answer, I recommend talking about how you will get to coach, train, and develop people to reach their full potential and also help your employer achieve their strategic goals. So let me give you a brilliant example answer. Why do you want to be a leader? Here we go. "I want to be a leader because I want the level of responsibility that comes with the role. I will thrive on the daily challenges I must overcome, and enjoy the opportunity to motivate, develop, and train my team members. I want to be a leader because my energy levels, my enthusiasm and drive, and the values I work towards are all aligned with the position. Now finally, I want to be a leader because having watched other leaders over the years, and studied various leadership books and online training courses, I strongly believe I have what it takes to make a positive difference in the role. That is a brilliant answer. That's exactly how I would respond to that question, why do you want to be a leader? Now, you can either pause the video if you want to and write down all of the questions and answers as we work through them together. Or if you want to wait, I will soon tell you where you can instantly download my full set of 22 interview questions and answers for leadership positions. Here's the next question. So what would you do in the first 30 days of being a leader? This is a really difficult one, and candidates often get caught out because they haven't created a plan. So this next leadership interview question assesses whether you have a plan in place for that first month of starting work. Do not say you would just do whatever they wanted you to do, because that demonstrates a lack of leadership. Tip number two, make sure you have a 30, 60 and 90-day plan in place for exactly what you aim to achieve once you start work in the role as a leader. Now, make sure you stay tuned on this video because I've got loads more great content to give you. But in the description below the video, I've created another video for you, which is my 30, 60 and 90-day plan for managers and leaders. So I teach you exactly how to create a brilliant rock solid plan that will help you get off your leadership role to a flying start. Because if you have a plan in place, you are far more likely to get hired. So let me give you my example answer. What would you do in the first 30 days of being a leader? Here we go. "In the first 30 days of starting work as a leader, I would get a thorough brief from the senior management team or company owners to ascertain my strategic goals and targets. I would familiarize myself with all company policies and procedures and then observe my team for several weeks to identify their strengths, and areas for improvement. I would then hold a team briefing, outline my vision, and detail what I wanted the team to achieve, and by when. I would also outline my values and the standards I expected everyone to adhere to before holding individual performance reviews to get to know each team member, their training needs, and aspirations." So that's a really good model answer. And if you give that response, when answering that question, what would you do in the first 30 days of being a leader? It tells the employer that you really know what you're going to do and you have the confidence to get off to a flying start, because they don't want to have to spend time training you up as a leader. Now, don't go anywhere because I still have eight more questions and answers to give you and you don't want to miss those. But when you're ready, you can click the link in the top right-hand corner of the video. Head straight through to my website passmyinterview.com and you can instantly download my full set of 22 leadership interview questions and answers in a PDF guide. So I've given you 10 interview questions and answers today. There's another 12 on that page. Make sure you check them out. You can download all of them instantly and it's a great resource for helping you prepare for any leadership interview. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. Let's important because, as I said at the start, when you are subscribed, I can really help you to not just pass every job interview. I can help you to negotiate the right salary and get promoted and progress throughout your career. Also, please give the video a like and don't forget to connect with me on LinkedIn. I've put my LinkedIn link in the description below the video. It's always an honor and a pleasure to connect with like-minded professionals such as yourself. Thank you so much for watching and I wish you all the best for passing your leadership interview. Have a great day!