Potential Interview Questions and some of my answers Availability: Immediately

1. What is the reason for your current job search?
Currently working part time, contract labor.

2. What type of opportunity are you searching for?
Looking for a full time permanent position with the company where I can grow, and at the same time bring my international experience to the position.

3. What is your availability to start a new position?
I can start anytime.

4. What is your current/last salary?
N/A Working part time, contract labor.

5. What are your expectations with regard to compensation?
I would like to remain negotiable, but be well compensated for my experience.

6. Please detail the reason for each of your previous employment transitions.
a) Amusement Solutions, Inc. Houston, TX resigned
b) Liaison Healthcare, Inc. Houston, TX laid off
c) Agape Healthcare, Inc. Houston, TX resigned to work for Liaison
d) Ultimate Living, Houston, TX resigned to work for Agape

7. How many employees have you supported?
Most I have managed over 20 Supervisors and 550 to 570 employees.
My management average is 4-5 supervisors and 50 to 70 employees.

8. How would you describe your ideal working environment?
I enjoy the challenge in making deadlines.

9. What are you looking for from your next employer?
Fairness, recognition for the job well done.

10. Where do you see yourself in 3-5 years?
In senior management.

11. What certifications do you presently have?
I currently hold no certifications, but I am willing to attend trainings to further my education and opportunity with this/any company.

12. What percentage are you willing to travel?
Willing to travel all over US, 50% or more.

13. Please describe your experience with the following:

- Training and Development
Vast experiences (over 20 years), developing training manuals in hospitality and healthcare and training and developing the staff. Last few years experience training staff how to use the computer, applicable software and even internet properly.

- Recruiting
Any Management position I held, I was responsible for recruiting. Had a small staff turnover too. Recruitment was done either through media (newspaper or internet) or through personal observation, by visiting other business and observing their staff.

- Compensation
This is usually in the company salary scale books, and you have low, middle and high. In exceptional cases, compensation could be little bit higher (with approval of senior management).

- Conflict Resolution
I separate both people, listen to one then the other person, ask some more questions each person, and depending on their answers, body language and the way it was said, I make my decision.

- Employee Relations
As a manager I always had a very good professional relationship with all employees. At the same time I have an Open Door policy, where employees can approach me with their problem(s), and I can address/solve them, before they escalate into something else.

- Diversity programs
As a Manager, I had employed equal number of people from all ethnic and religious backgrounds, race and gender, and same from different countries.

- Outsourcing and/or Acquisitions
As an Operations Manager for a staffing company, I was responsible of getting those jobs and at the same time make sure I had the appropriate number of employees assigned to particular job. In busy seasons I had 5-10 different functions going on, from couple of employees to several hundreds at the same time.

- High production environments
Managed from 1 to 10 million US dollars (or more) in annual revenues.