Is it a bad sign if you’re interviewing for a manager role and they do not ask any specific questions related to the role but rather keep the questions broad, about your general experience?

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High performers like tough interviews. Maybe the company is bush league.

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Happened to me it was fine. Sometimes they look for a cultural fit.

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It’s still an evaluation of sorts. If I were you, I would ask questions about the role, expectations and what the day to day is. Don’t expect the interview to be only one sided

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Most people suck at interviewing.

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@IPG Agreed. Happens all the time.

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@director1 No, this was internal actually ...between departments

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I was expecting a bit more in depth challenging questions...

Do you want them to ask you really hard questions?

I was relieved they didn’t but surprised they only asked about my background. Was expecting more behavioral/situational questions

They found someone else.

@GD1 why not cancel the interview if that was the case? Save both our times

CL1 is correct, most people suck at interviewing. My method depends on the role but when I interview candidates I mostly go for personality, behavior and situation questions . Personality is what makes or breaks teams and can highly affect the responsibilities of the role.

People can read a lot about you based on non-verbal cues and how you answer / address questions related to your background too. Situational / behavioral questions are not always necessary.

OP - is this about your interview at Mindshare /GroupM?

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