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Manager interview checklist

Take this to every meeting with a prospective manager. Tick each subject once you have a clear, specific answer — ideally one you could later find written down. Nothing you tick leaves your browser.

Service and scope
Guests
Cleaning, linens and upkeep
Money and reporting
Communication and exit
0 of 19 subjects covered

This is a checklist, not a score: it does not rate any manager. Print it (the menus disappear on paper) and use the same list for every meeting so the answers are comparable. The questions behind each line are explained in questions to ask before hiring a manager and what a management agreement should cover.