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n How do you feel about travel?
n Would you have any problems travelling out of town at short

notice?
n Are there any limits on where you would be willing to re-locate if

your career demanded it?

To understand the candidate’s job experience

n In a couple of words what would you say is/was the purpose of your
current/last job?

n What was the key output that you were expected to achieve?
n Can you describe a typical day?
n What did you do yesterday?
n Of what accomplishments are you most proud?
n How did you manage that?

To understand the person

n Can you just tell me about yourself?
n How would your friends describe your personality?
n What, if anything, causes you serious concern?
n What gives you the greatest satisfaction in life?
n Why have you chosen to work in this field?
n What was your most exciting and useful earlier job?
n Have you ever been fired?
n Why?
n What did you learn from the experience?
n Will you please tell me about your last/current job?
n What are/were the key outcomes?
n What did you love about it?
n What did you hate about it?
n What kept you awake at nights? (I love this question. As a

consultant the outpouring or denial that I get in return usually
takes me right to the heart of the matter so that I can focus on
what the client really feels is important rather than what was
deemed to be an “acceptable” problem.)
n What achievement makes you most proud?
n Is/was the pressure great?

48 Key management questions