[beejay]

If you have candidates without prior supervisory experience, it's sometimes tough to measure. However, you might want to think about situations that exist in your center, both positive and nagative, and create questions about them. Look for behavioral tendencies and information.

First, define the characteristics you are looking for in a supervisor and then create the questions that get at these.

For example, if you are looking for leadership, you could ask "If you were to have or take over a poor performing team, how would you go about improving the team performance?" You should be looking for a coaching and mentoring approach instead of the stereotypical 'I say - you do' type style. You could also ask "how have you settled conflicts in the work enviornment? What process do you use?" Or "what're the biggest differences between management and leadership?"

If decision making is a trait, you might ask them to explain in detail what process they follow in making decisions. ANd how do they evaluate success in those decisions?

In the area of performance, "what problems in the wokplace frustrate you the most? How do you handle them?"

Again you are looking for defined characteristics and your questions should require behavioral examples that demonstrate these characteristics. Hope this helps you..........