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Employer resource: Lodge Manager

Lodge Manager interview questions

A Lodge Manager interview should test decisions and behaviours that occur at work. Choose questions that fit your vacancy, ask them consistently, and record the evidence in each answer.

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Hiring brief

Interview preparation sheet

Prepare these items before the first applicant enters the interview.

  • Scoring criteria
  • Talk through a busy arrival when a room is not ready, a meal time is close, and a vehicle or activity also needs coordination.
  • Explain how you would set priorities when a staff member is absent and several lodge departments need cover.
  • Describe how you would handle a guest complaint or incident that is outside your authority to approve.
  • Location and schedule readiness question
  • Time for the applicant's questions

Local hiring context

Keep the interview tied to the work

Build questions around areas such as Talk through a busy arrival when a room is not ready, a meal time is close, and a vehicle or activity also needs coordination., Explain how you would set priorities when a staff member is absent and several lodge departments need cover., Describe how you would handle a guest complaint or incident that is outside your authority to approve.. Ask for a real example, the applicant's actions, and the result.

Compare answers with evidence such as A daily operations plan, briefing note, or handover showing how you organised arrivals, departures, departments, and open issues., A manager or supervisor reference describing your lodge coordination, staff leadership, and response to guest matters., An anonymised maintenance, stock, incident, or service follow-up record showing what you checked and how it was escalated.. Do not change the standard simply because one applicant speaks more confidently.

Areas to assess in the interview

01

Understanding the work

Prepare daily priorities and brief the relevant teams using arrival, departure, room, meal, activity, and maintenance information.; Check that rooms, public areas, guest services, and meals are ready, then record or escalate maintenance, hygiene, or safety concerns.; Coordinate guest requests, transfers, guides, activities, and timing with the departments or partners involved at the property.

Ask the applicant to explain actions and priorities, not simply repeat the job description.

02

Practical judgement

Planning a lodge day across rooms, housekeeping, food service, guiding, transport, maintenance, and guest requests.; Prioritising people, supplies, communications, and repairs when a remote or busy property has competing needs.; Handling a guest concern calmly while checking the facts and involving the correct team instead of guessing.

Use a situation that could occur in your actual operation.

03

Past evidence

A daily operations plan, briefing note, or handover showing how you organised arrivals, departures, departments, and open issues.; A manager or supervisor reference describing your lodge coordination, staff leadership, and response to guest matters.; An anonymised maintenance, stock, incident, or service follow-up record showing what you checked and how it was escalated.

Ask for an example, the applicant's own action, and a result they can explain.

04

Practical readiness

Location; shifts; start date; required documents

Confirm practical conditions consistently with every applicant.

A practical route from vacancy to review

Run an interview you can compare

A consistent format helps the team assess evidence instead of personality alone.

  1. 01

    Choose three to five criteria

    Start with areas such as Talk through a busy arrival when a room is not ready, a meal time is close, and a vehicle or activity also needs coordination., Explain how you would set priorities when a staff member is absent and several lodge departments need cover., Describe how you would handle a guest complaint or incident that is outside your authority to approve. and tie them to the vacancy.

  2. 02

    Ask consistently

    Use the same core questions, allow relevant follow-ups, and give each applicant room to explain their evidence.

  3. 03

    Record evidence before deciding

    Note the evidence and gaps for each criterion before the team discusses who should continue.

Interviewing Lodge Manager applicants

Should every applicant get the same questions?

Use the same core questions so evidence can be compared. Follow-up questions can change based on an answer or the applicant's experience.

Should confidence affect the score?

Assess communication when the role requires it, but do not treat confidence as evidence of unrelated skills. Ask for examples and specific actions.

How can we reduce bias?

Agree on criteria before interviews, use a consistent structure, record evidence, and do not add new requirements after seeing the applicant pool.

Use the resources together

How to hire a Lodge ManagerBuild the vacancy and applicant review plan.Lodge Manager job descriptionConnect the vacancy with the next stage of the hiring process.Lodge Manager career guideSee how candidates prepare for this kind of work.

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