Interviews are tricky. You have a dozen questions you need answered while trying to get a feel for the person on the other end. Our handy self storage manager interview checklist can ensure you never forget a question.
Hiring a self storage manager is particularly difficult because of how much responsibility the person you hire will have. The new manager could be speaking with all your customers, maintaining your facility, and solving problems while you’re away. The stakes are high!
Our friends at San Diego Self Storage have put together this customizable manager interview checklist to ensure you don’t forget to ask anything. You can customize this form to include questions that are important to you, or use it as is to save time and cover the bases. Interviews can be stressful, but with the right tools in your toolbox, you can go in with confidence.
Alongside the rest of our Self Storage Operator Toolkit, this manager interview question list gives you a way to simplify one of the complicated parts of the self storage industry.
Careful operators want to be well-prepared before an interview, because they know how valuable a good manager will be to their facility. In addition to knowing the specifics of the position they're filling, the compensation on offer, benefits, and other such factors, the interviewer must have a list of questions prepared.
This customizable form makes preparing those questions easier. This list of self storage specific questions will give you a springboard from which you can prepare your own. These questions address the applicant's work history, their familiarity with your business, and their attitude towards managing other employees.
The questions on this form enable you to drill down directly into the issues that are most important to making your choice. Some interviewers like to let the conversation meander, to get a good sense of the person they’re speaking to, but if time is an issue (as it usually is), getting right to the point might be your best bet.
Having preset interview questions isn’t necessary, but it can be a helpful time-saving measure. Even if you don’t use our manager interview questions, we recommend preparing some ahead of time so that you don’t accidentally miss something during these vital interviews.
Putting your questions down on paper can also help you refine them. With a checklist of questions, you’ve got a place to jot down notes, record your ideas, and narrow down what matters most to you.
Especially for operators who run lots of facilities (and thus will be hiring lots of managers), a customized interview checklist will greatly improve the quality of your interviews. Just as you’ll expect your manager to utilize the Facility Rounds Checklist, you can use your own checklist to make sure every important issue is addressed in the interview.
While this form is customizable, it’s also pretty much ready to go if you’re in a hurry.
Save yourself a headache with this set of manager interview questions! And, if you find this form helpful, consider downloading our entire Self Storage Operator Toolkit. We’ve compiled a great selection of helpful forms and letters that save you from having to compose them from scratch.
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