From b4943379387a23bb3e2d5b0d35fffd288fb51366 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yangshun Tay Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 22:07:49 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Add in "Questions to Ask" for managers --- non-technical/questions-to-ask.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/non-technical/questions-to-ask.md b/non-technical/questions-to-ask.md index 09bb1700..519445e1 100644 --- a/non-technical/questions-to-ask.md +++ b/non-technical/questions-to-ask.md @@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ These questions are suitable for asking Engineering Managers, especially useful * How often are 1:1s conducted? * What is the current team composition like? * What opportunities are available to switch roles? How does this work? +* Two senior team members disagree over a technical issue. How do you handle it? +* Have you managed a poor performer at some point in your career before?. What did you do and how did it work? +* Where do you spend more of your time, high performers or low performers? +* Sometimes there's a trade-off between what's best for one of your team members and what's best for the team. Give an example of how you handled this and why. +* Give an example of a time you faced a difficult mentoring/coaching challenge. What did you do and why? +* What is your management philosophy? +* What is the role of data and metrics in managing a team like ours? +* What role doing the manager play in making technical decisions? ### Leadership @@ -112,3 +120,4 @@ These questions are intended for senior level management, such as CEO, CTO, VPs. * [A developer's guide to interviewing](https://medium.freecodecamp.org/how-to-interview-as-a-developer-candidate-b666734f12dd) * [Questions I'm asking in interviews 2017](https://cternus.net/blog/2017/10/10/questions-i-m-asking-in-interviews-2017/) * [What are good questions to ask during a software developer interview when asked "Do you have any questions now?"](https://www.quora.com/What-are-good-questions-to-ask-during-a-software-developer-interview-when-asked-do-you-have-any-questions-now/answer/John-L-Miller) +* [What are some good questions to ask when interviewing someone for a manager position?](https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-good-questions-to-ask-when-interviewing-someone-for-a-manager-position/answer/David-Seidman)