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"When hiring a technical manager, an employer will look for candidates with the management skills and industry knowledge to oversee company projects that require members to have large amounts of technical knowledge, usually in the form of programming and software development. Some of the interview questions you may be asked will target your management experience and philosophy while others will focus on your understanding of the technical processes you will be working with in the project."

Top Technical Manager Interview Questions & How To Answer

Question 1

Question #1: Have you ever dealt with staff members who were resistant to new technology or technological processes? How did you handle the situation?

How to answer
How to answer: A technical manager often introduces and rolls out new technology products and processes to an organization's staff members, so it's important to know how to do so in a positive way. When answering this question, try to think about a specific situation in which you dealt with resistant staff and how you interacted with those individuals in a positive way. As you describe the situation, use the STAR method: Situation, Task, Action, Result. This question allows you to describe your problem-solving and communication skills.
Question 2

Question #2: Describe your process for researching and implementing new technology.

How to answer
How to answer: When answering a question about your process, consider a specific situation in which you researched and/or implemented a new technology in a previous role. Describe the steps you took and why you took each step, as well as the outcome of your research and rollout processes.
Question 3

Question #3: How did the last company you worked for benefit from your technical expertise?

How to answer
How to answer: Answering a question about your technical expertise allows you to elaborate on your technical skills and strengths and how they benefited those around you in your previous role. Describe specific situations that highlight the importance of your work, such as new technologies that you implemented or rolled out that led to significant improvements or positive results.

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Steve Balmer is on your phone at 3 AM and wants to know why your customer is calling him (because Balmer knows the guy) about an issue. The issue is something you've been trying to get the customer to address for some time but the customer has been dragging their feet, and now it's come to a head. What do you do?
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Technical Account Manager

Interviewed at Microsoft

4★
May 14, 2012

Steve Balmer is on your phone at 3 AM and wants to know why your customer is calling him (because Balmer knows the guy) about an issue. The issue is something you've been trying to get the customer to address for some time but the customer has been dragging their feet, and now it's come to a head. What do you do?

Mostly questions about my resume. They will grill you on anything you put on your resume until you have no more left to say. Between interviews they chat with one another to discuss who they would like to see go forward.
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Technical Account Manager

Interviewed at Microsoft

4★
Aug 19, 2015

Mostly questions about my resume. They will grill you on anything you put on your resume until you have no more left to say. Between interviews they chat with one another to discuss who they would like to see go forward.

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