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Question 1

Question #1: What security procedures and policies would you suggest for our company (business, store, factory, or warehouse)?

How to answer
How to answer: This open-ended question allows you to demonstrate your understanding of the company, the general operations, and how best to use security procedures and policies specific to its needs. Be sure to research the type of security the company seeks to tailor your answer to the security manager position responsibilities.
Question 2

Question #2: How do you document security policies and procedures in written form?

How to answer
How to answer: This open-ended question is used to determine how you plan to communicate safety procedures and policies with the employees and how you plan to follow through on documentation of any incidents you may encounter. Documentation can include the importance of background checks on all employees as well. Written documentation and attention to detail are essential parts of a security manager position.
Question 3

Question #3: What expectations do you have for other managers working in the company?

How to answer
How to answer: This open-ended question is designed to determine how you will communicate with other managers at the company. You can discuss how you cooperate with others to achieve company-wide goals, how receptive you are to feedback from other managers, and how you try to be attentive to the needs of others. Supporting managers can help you understand daily patterns in their departments and identify the most precious assets within the company.

960 security manager interview questions shared by candidates

What is the most inventive or innovative thing you’ve done? It doesn’t have to be something that’s patented. It could be a process change, product idea, a new metric or customer facing interface – something that was your idea. It cannot be anything your current or previous employer would deem confidential information. Please provide us with context to understand the invention/innovation. What problem were you seeking to solve? Why was it important? What was the result? Why or how did it make a difference and change things?
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Global Security Operations Manager

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5★
Apr 3, 2019

What is the most inventive or innovative thing you’ve done? It doesn’t have to be something that’s patented. It could be a process change, product idea, a new metric or customer facing interface – something that was your idea. It cannot be anything your current or previous employer would deem confidential information. Please provide us with context to understand the invention/innovation. What problem were you seeking to solve? Why was it important? What was the result? Why or how did it make a difference and change things?

Minimal questions about actual Information Security issues, most of the questions were about culture and teamwork. One very technical interview with direct questions about issues that were outside of the job scope and my experience, and after I explained that, the interviewer persisted in the questioning anyway until I said "I don't know".
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Senior Security Manager

Interviewed at Splunk

4★
Sep 7, 2018

Minimal questions about actual Information Security issues, most of the questions were about culture and teamwork. One very technical interview with direct questions about issues that were outside of the job scope and my experience, and after I explained that, the interviewer persisted in the questioning anyway until I said "I don't know".

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