A management audition is similar to a technical audition, but because the functional skills are so different, and because senior technical people may also require some management capability, I see these as two different kinds of auditions.
As usual, your mileage may vary. Here are some possible management auditions:
- Facilitate a meeting
- Give a presentation
- Analyze some budget information. Don’t forget to ask what they would do with that budget and why
- Organize a project portfolio
- Develop an audition for a manager. (ok, that’s slightly evil
If you have other good ideas, please comment away.
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How about…
Write a performance appraisal of the people interviewing you.