Lechley Interview Bank
The questions that separate a good Director from a good interview
Twenty-five questions for Operations, Commercial and Project Director hires, with what a strong answer sounds like and the red flags to probe.
Read by around 7,000 people across UK construction every Monday.
What's in the bank
25
Questions, each with strong answers and red flags
90
Minute interview structure
1
Printable scorecard
From the Lechley Interview Bank.
What's inside
- Eight universal leadership questions, plus sets for Operations, Commercial and Project Directors.
- A 90-minute interview structure and five rules for the panel.
- A printable scorecard, so every panel member scores before anyone talks.
After the first story, ask what went wrong on that one. The second answer is the real one.
From Five rules for the panel
Who it's for
If you're hiring
Run a Director interview that tests what people actually did, what it cost, and what happened when it went wrong.
If you're interviewing
Know the questions a well-run panel will ask, and have your numbers ready before you walk in.
From a Commercial Director who recruits
I'm Scott Lechley. I trained as a Quantity Surveyor, started out at Sir Robert McAlpine, and now run Lechley Associates, a retained executive search firm for senior commercial and operational leaders across UK construction and infrastructure.
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