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Possible Interview Questions
14. What would you do if an elected official walked into your office and told you that
you needed to repaint it navy blue?
15. Can you tell your elected officials what they need to hear rather than what they
want to hear?
16. How well do you accept criticism? Please give me an example of a case where an
elected official suggested you could improve your performance. How did you
respond and what did you do?
17. What are your core values and which one is most important to you?
18. Can you describe an ethical issue that you have had to deal with in your career and
how you handled it?
19. As a manager, how do you evaluate your own performance?
20. What do you believe to be the highlights of your career over the past three years?
21. How will you build a strong relationship with our existing staff?
22. What kind of relationship do you want to have with the senior managers and the
rest of the staff, and how will you establish it?
23. How many people reported to you in your last job? How did you keep them
informed of the community’s priorities? What do you intend to do differently if
you are appointed here?
24. How will you keep the general employees informed of the elected officials’
priorities?
25. To what extent do you believe contact with citizens and citizen’s groups is
important? How do you typically handle this responsibility? How will you build
relationships with the community?
26. How do you plan to communicate with our residents?
27. How many community meetings have you attended in the last six months? What
was the last one you attended and why did you go?
28. Sensitivity to different genders, races and ethnic groups is a priority for us. Can
you provide us with some specific examples of how you have demonstrated your
commitment to these principles in the past?
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