Director Operations Interview Questions

Having years of experience in Human Resources and Hospital Billing, you are always brought into some or all aspects of Operations - I assured them that I was the right candidate.

That I hired excellent people and built Teams for the long run by providing clarity, training, and regular communications through one on ones with my direct reports. Also created a work environment that was diverse, and had a culture of respect for the business and fellow employees. In essence,hire the right people, maintain an atmosphere they will thrive in, promote from within, and constantly develop and train them.

RAMPANT AGE DISCRIMINATION (Over 40 need not apply)

I found your post quite interesting. I think It's more like "over 30 need not apply." I feel like I've been passed over for several charter school jobs because A) I'm over 30 and B) I'm an experienced, certified teacher and not a TFA person. It's been a very frustrating experience, but I'm glad to hear (well not really) that other folks are having the same issues. Good luck with your search!

I hear about many organizations asking those questions. It's usually asked to help figure out if you can have fun and are a good culture fit for the organization. No one wants to hire someone who is going to negatively impact the culture of an organization. These questions provide a lot of insight into whether or not a person can relax and not take everything so seriously.

The challenge with the question is that were supposedly looking for an outsider to come in and take a fresh look at things, so many of the terms and steps were unfamiliar to me. It was a bit like the interview team wasn't on the same page about the role. I answered it in more of a generic fashion.

I would learn as much as I could about the situation in the department then use the knowlage I had gained to solve the problem

A lot of analogies were used

I tried to explain that by its very nature, two-phase commit is not bullet proof and tried to engage in a discussion regarding what the system goals would be on the way to deciding if two-phase is even a reasonable architecture choice to address those goals. I was trying to model how we would work together in the role proposed for me. The Architect just got more and more angry that I wouldn't just answer the half-assed question he was asking. OK, I can be stubborn.... Well, at least it was clear that LinkedIn wasn't a good match for my style.

That's an illegal question.