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I have found that through asking these questions, you can assess an individual based on their management style, the way that they handle stress, and personnel issues:
1) If the world was perfect, explain how the perfect boss would be. (This gives you insight into how this person perceives, or wants to perceive himself as a manager.)
2) If the world was perfect, describe the perfect employee. (This gives you insight into two areas, the type of employee that they are becoming and the expectations that they will have on their employees.)
3) List your three top assets and three top areas that you need to develop. (Most people have no problem listing their three top assets; however, when it comes to the areas that they need to develop, they typically can not come up with more than one or two. This is a great time to see how well the function under stress. See how they react when they can not come up with any. Let them sit and think about their answer for a minute or two and then move on to the next question.)
4) If you were to relate yourself to an animal, what animal would that be and why? (This question typically blows them out of the water. It catches them off-guard, especially, if this question is asked during the other intense questions. From this question, you can ascertain how well this person thinks on their feet, their creativity and problem solving skills, and find out how truthful they are to the questions that you are asking.)
5) In college, or High School, what was your favorite class or subject and why? (This allows you to dig deeper into their personality and interests. Typically people enjoy a particular class or subject, based on their interests.)
6) In college, or high school, what was your least favorite class or subject and why? (See the converse from above)
7) Why do you think you would be a good supervisor to work for? (This question assesses the individual's thought pattern about how they will be effective as a manager or supervisor. A lot of further questioning can be developed based on the individual's responses.)
If more questions are needed, I will reply later.
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