What does it mean in other words?
What were the reporting relationships?

THE CONTEXT:

1. How long have you known the candidate, and while working in which company? 2. When the candidate worked with you, what was his/her role? What were the reporting relationships?3. What would you consider to be this individual's greatest strengths?4.

Question

What does it mean in other words?
What were the reporting relationships?

THE CONTEXT:

1.  How long have you known the candidate, and while working in which company?  2.  When the candidate worked with you, what was his/her role?  What were the reporting relationships?3.  What would you consider to be this individual's greatest strengths?4.

Answer

I think they are asking about the person who has applied for a job and whether they had to "report to" you, as in, were you their supervisor?