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Can you tell me about a situation in which you promoted someone within your team, and what steps you took to ensure a smooth transition?

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  • Can you tell me about a situation in which you promoted someone within your team, and what steps you took to ensure a smooth transition?
  • How did you identify a team member who was ready for promotion?
  • What was your process for evaluating their qualifications and skillset?
  • What steps did you take to ensure a seamless transition for both the employee being promoted and the rest of the team?
  • Can you give an example of how you effectively communicated the promotion to the team and stakeholders?
  • How did you support the newly promoted team member in their new role?
  • Can you describe the outcome of the promotion and how it positively impacted the team?
  • Tell me about a time you helped a direct report get promoted? What was your role in the process and how did it go?
  • Tell me about a time you nominated a direct report for promotion? How did it work out?
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Interview question asked to Engineering Managers, Data Science Managers, ML Engineering Managers and other roles interviewing at Noon, LendingClub, Taiwan Semiconductor and others: Can you tell me about a situation in which you promoted someone within your team, and what steps you took to ensure a smooth transition?.