What days and hours are you available to work? OR What is your preferred schedule?

This position request X% travel. Do you have any questions or concerns about that?

This is DROP DOWN (hybrid/virtual, in-office position). The schedule for this position is ___ days in the office, and ___ days work from home. Do you have any questions about that?

Do you have any upcoming plans that would affect your ability to work the schedule we’ve just discussed?

The salary range for this position is ______. Do you have any questions about that? OR The starting salary/rate/wage for this position is ______________. Do you have any questions about that?

We hope to fill the position by ______. When would you be available to begin work? OR We’d love to fill this position as soon as possible. How soon are you interested in beginning a new role?

Based on what you read about the role, what are you most excited about? What feels most daunting at this point?

What would you want to learn about—or learn how to do—while at this job?

What questions do you have for me about the tasks, assignments, or scope of the role?

What intrigues you about our organization? What did you find concerning or confusing as you prepped for this conversation?

What skills or experience do you have that you believe will be relevant to this job?

What skills will you bring that will be ‘nice to have’ talents?

What’s your superpower? Something you are especially good at?

What aspect of your last/current job did you enjoy the most?

Describe your past experience as a supervisor of employees or volunteers.

What do you enjoy and not enjoy about supervising others?

Tell me about a time when you found supervising someone difficult. What happened?

What is your core value or approach to managing people?

Can you share examples of a few teams you managed?

What do you think are the most relevant leadership qualities today?

If you are hired, what are some of the things you would want to do in your first 30 days on the job?

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