ANALYSIS AND CONSIDERATION OF 7 CRITERIA IN FILLING POTENTIAL TOP MANAGERS
Professional interviews within the framework of executive assessment are given a high weighting, as they are decisive in the further decision-making process.
A competent executive search essentially supports you in the selection of the most suitable top candidates. BludauPartners will show you below which seven specific factors you should pay attention to:
- Motivation: The background of a change of company can contain various motives for a manager. Search for motives for the last employment and the current motivation for the desired change in your company. These queries offer you the opportunity to find out which aspects serve as incentives for the candidate in the working environment.
- Added value: With a large number of qualified applicants, it must be distinguished which candidate provides the decisive added value. In order to filter this out, the applicant must provide information about his or her professional and personal differentiation characteristics.
- Personality: In addition to these subjective impressions, the further selection process should be objectified or supported by suitable personal diagnostic methods.
- Learning: Another important point is the continuous acquisition of new knowledge and expertise. The challenge is to accept new hurdles and tasks and to be constantly in the development process. In order to find out whether the candidate is a suitable top manager for his employees, you should question his previous or current intentions regarding the willingness to learn and develop.
- Strength: Ask specific questions about the strengths of the applicant. The applicant should give a characterization of his or her strengths, both subject-specific and beyond the professional field. This will give you the chance to see a self-reflection of the candidate.
- Conflict resolution:: Find out how the candidate deals with conflicts, what measures he or she has taken in this context and whether they were successful. Also check whether the chosen solution approach corresponds to your company philosophy.
- Duration: Ask specifically about the time frame that the potential manager can imagine in your company. As experienced service consultants at management level, we, BludauPartners, place executives with long-term contracts. It is important to clarify which tendencies the candidate shows.
