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What is the title of the person you
report to?
"What
is the title of the person you report to? What responsibilities does he or she
have?"
This is a trick question for people who are giving them a bigger title. An
interviewer will know what you really did by finding out what your manager
does. For someone who didn't prepare for this question, he or she will fall
into a trap. Let's say a person said he or she was a manager. If the
interviewer asks this question and the person responds by saying similar types
of responsibilities, then something is wrong. Why do you have the same
responsibilities as your manager? To prepare for this question, make sure you
answer that your manager did higher level work than your own. The work that you
mention you did should be showing off your skills, but your manager should have
even greater responsibilities. Then it really shows how high you are. The
example I'm going to give represents me as a Group Program Manager.
Short Answers
"He
was a sales manager. His duties included scheduling, customer support, and
managing a group of 15 sales associates."
"My
manager had a supervisor title. He was in charge of distributing work to staff
auditors, reviewing final audits, scheduling business trips, and he also
performed audits as well."
"My
manager had the title Test Manager. She was in charge of delivering high
quality features for each software application. She planned each project giving
a timeline of completion, worked with management from different groups to make sure
quality is assured, and provided direction to our team of 20 testers."
Long Answer
"The
title of the person I report to is Product Unit Manager. The Product Unit
Manager is responsible for overseeing the entire project. He uses the
information from Test, Development, and Program managers to make sure the
project is on line. He also is the person representing our whole group and reports
progress to the vice president of our organization. He provides high level
guidance and direction making sure we are following our mission statement.
Other people who report to him are the Development manager and the Group
Program manager."
The more details you provide the better your answer. It ensures you are telling
the truth and that you are aware of what you need to be able to do to take the
next step up. Finally, a great way to answer this question is to know what
position you are applying for and then list off the responsibilities of the
person you would be reporting to if you got hired. That will make the
interviewer think that you have very similar or exact experience for the job
you are applying for. |