Tricky Training Manager Interview Preparation Guide

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Responsibilities of a training manager:
☛ Develop, implement, and monitor training programs within an organization.
☛ Supervise technical training for staff.
☛ Conduct orientation sessions.
☛ Create brochures and training materials.
☛ Develop multimedia visual aids and presentations.
☛ Create testing and evaluation processes.
☛ Prepare and implement training budget.
☛ Evaluate needs of company and plan training programs accordingly.
☛ Conduct performance evaluations.
☛ Provide companies with classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, conferences, and workshops.
☛ Manage staff of classroom facilitators.
☛ Provide performance feedback.
☛ Conduct continuing education training.
☛ Provide leadership development education.
☛ Build solid cross-functional relationships.
☛ Provide logistical support, course development, delivery, evaluation, process measurements, and cost management.
☛ Plan the implementation and facilitation of activities and events, budget spending, material production and distribution, and other resources to ensure that operations are managed within authorized budgets.
☛ Assist with the development of strategic plans.

Here are some duties of training manager:
☛ Conduct orientation sessions and arrange on-the-job training for new hires.
☛ Evaluate instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, providing recommendations for improvement.
☛ Develop testing and evaluation procedures.
☛ Conduct or arrange for ongoing technical training and personal development classes for staff members.
☛ Confer with management and conduct surveys to identify training needs based on projected production processes, changes, and other factors.
☛ Develop and organize training manuals, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials.

Abilities of a training manager:
☛ Oral Expression
☛ Speech Clarity
☛ Speech Recognition
☛ Oral Comprehension
☛ Deductive Reasoning
☛ Inductive Reasoning
☛ Originality
☛ Problem Sensitivity
☛ Information Ordering
☛ Written Comprehension
☛ Written Expression
☛ Fluency of Ideas
☛ Near Vision
☛ Selective Attention
☛ Category Flexibility
☛ Memorization
☛ Far Vision
☛ Time Sharing
☛ Flexibility of Closure

A training manager should have knowledge and experience in the following:
☛ Personnel and Human Resources
☛ Public Safety and Security
☛ Administration and Management
☛ Computers and Electronics
☛ Education and Training
☛ Customer and Personal Service
☛ Law and Government
☛ English Language

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Here are some activities of training manager:
☛ Training and Teaching Others
☛ Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
☛ Coaching and Developing Others
☛ Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
☛ Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
☛ Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.

Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Employers look for applicants who are goal-oriented. Show a desire for continuous learning by listing hobbies non-work related. Regardless of what hobbies you choose to showcase, remember that the goal is to prove self-sufficiency, time management, and motivation.

You are not sure about your goals, then answer:
I am rather busy with my duties and goals of the Company, as a result, I have not focused much on my long-term personal goals.

More likely than not, the interviewer wishes to see how much you know about the company culture, and whether you can identify with the organization's values and vision. Every organization has its strong points, and these are the ones that you should highlight in your answer.

Follow these three easy research tips before your next job interview:
1) Visit the company website; look in the "about us" section and "careers" sections.
2) Visit the company's LinkedIn page (note, you must have a LinkedIn account - its free to sign up) to view information about the company.
3) Google a keyword search phrase like "press releases" followed by the company name, you will find the most recent news stories shared by the company.
Remember, just because you have done your "homework", it does not mean you need to share all of it during the interview. Reciting every fact you have learned is almost as much of a turn off as not knowing anything at all. At a minimum, you should include the following in your answer.

This is the part where you link your skills, experience, education and your personality to the job itself. This is why you need to be utterly familiar with the job description as well as the company culture. Remember though, it's best to back them up with actual examples of say, how you are a good team player. It is possible that you may not have as much skills, experience or qualifications as the other candidates.

Keep your answers focused on work and show the interviewer that you are organized (The first thing I do on Monday morning is check my voicemail and email, then I prioritize my activities for the week.) and efficient.

Discuss how you would like to be able to effectively utilize your skills and experience if you were hired for the job. You can also mention that you are motivated by challenges, have the ability to effectively meet challenges, and have the flexibility and skills necessary to handle a challenging job. You can continue by describing specific examples of challenges you have met and goals you have achieved in the past.

The following are the steps to be undertaken to make the long training session not boring to the trainees/employees:
☛ Give appropriate breaks to refresh
☛ Use both audio-visual aids as and when necessary
☛ Keep avoiding mono dialogue session; make the session highly interactive
☛ Include management games like ice breakers etc. to energize the whole team
☛ Introduce different learning principles like showing live industry examples and case study analysis

The well experienced trainer would end the training session with the summary of the whole session/story/real life business example/ feedback mechanism to evaluate the usefulness of both the training session and training manager as well.

The qualities of a good training manager are as follows:
☛ Methodical and well-planned
☛ Highly knowledgeable and competent enough
☛ Possess relevant industry experience
☛ Good in communication/presentation and
☛ Be practical enough to make the overall training session fruitful to the trainees.

The role of a trainer is to develop a competency and skill sets in an individual to perform his/her effectively and efficiently in the work place. The trainer should communicate to the trainees about what is expected out of training manager in a simple and professional way.
The trainer plays a pivotal role from start to end of the training manager that includes the following:
☛ Training plan
☛ Timing of different training sessions
☛ Choosing the relevant training methods
☛ Preparing the training materials and aids
☛ Conducting training sessions and
☛ Evaluating the post training session

The following are the key issues to be addressed for a successful training program:
☛ Place (indoor/outdoor)
☛ Audio visual aids
☛ Relevant training materials
☛ Facilities
☛ Time schedule
☛ Non - visual aids
☛ Trainer

There are different training methods like on -the - job techniques, off-the-job techniques, role playing, simulation, internship, apprentice ship, lectures, case analysis, laboratory training methods etc.