Sales Supervisor Interview Questions
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Tell me about a time when you had to make a decision without all the information you needed to make the decision. What was the decision and what was the outcome.
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I would have to rely on personal experience and how to prepare for the unexpected. It is difficult to make a decision without all the information needed but history of how similar situations have played out will ensure a reasonable outcome. Less
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When I don't have all the information I need to make a decision, I try to pool my resources and gather information. Do some research, ask other employees, so that I can be as educated as possible going into the decision. Then I trust my leadership skills and if the outcome is not as expected, I would try to make further decisions that could help the situation. Less
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I was asked how much lean and safety experience I had.
Do you enjoy working with people and are you able to handle people in a problematic situation?
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Yes
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Problematic, being large, noisy or difficult crowds. As Event Mgr. or Program Super one needs to be able to anticipate & prevent possible problems before they happen or even while they are happening! Less
Describe a time you had to deal with a unproductive emplyee
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Video interview
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I asked the employee to meet me and we sat down and talked about his performance and asked how he saw his performance, employee said he was getting jobs below his level of experience and was bored. Suggested talking to his lead and to me when he found bored and in need of a higher experience level job assignment. I set him up with a timeline to work with his lead and as the timeline went by I checked on the employees progress with him and his lead. The productivity improved as the employee got jobs that challenged him/her and then sat one more time to let the employee know that he was doing well and that he should expect his productivity to be at this level along with him working with his lead to get jobs with higher level of experience. Less
How would you handle the following situation: You and your supervisor are not agreeing on a path forward what would you do.
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I would try to compromise with the supervisor with out jeopardizing safety or cost. If this would not work I would try to discuss with another peer before proceeding to the next boss Less
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I would try to compromise with the supervisor with out jeapordizing safety or cost if this would not work I would try to discuss with another peer before proceeding to the next boss Less
What are the most important skills of a leader?
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Patience, Humility and Ability to motivate.
How would I plan to measure inventory turns and negotiate cost savings on purchases?
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Through rigorous analysis and computer models of projected outcomes
If you had a suicidal patient, a code, and a call off, what would take priority.
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The suicidal patient because they need to be safe first, the code second because there are already nurses and doctors there, the call off third because you might not even need to replace the person. In fact they won't, they'll just mandate somebody to stay overtime. Less