PROJECT MANAGEMENT INTERVIEW QUESTIONS (v1.0)
Now... imagine you have arrived at the interview with your folio of crisp resumes, references, and work examples... you do have all that stuff, right? You are ushered to the conference room, where you confidently shake hands and greet your interviewer(s.) You take a seat, take one deep breath... and we’re off!

“So, tell me about yourself...”

“Why did you leave your last job? What have you been doing since?”

“What are you looking for in your next job?”

“What types of projects have you run? What was the typical size, in terms of resources and budget?”

“How do you handle starting up and staffing a new project?”

“Have you ever recovered a troubled project?”

“What are you most proud of as a project manager? What was your best project?”

“How do you estimate and scope work on your projects?”

“Tell us how you measure progress and keep your projects on track.”

“Do you have a methodology for handling project risks, and an example of a risk you handled?”

“What are your greatest strengths as a project manager?”

“What are your weaknesses and/or areas you are looking to improve?”

“Have you managed people directly? How many? What are your management strategies?”

“Tell us about a project issue (i.e. an underperforming team member, or resource conflict) and how you dealt with it?”

“Have you managed remote or multi-cultural teams? How did you deal with issues that arose from working with such teams?”

“How do you handle out of scope requests from stakeholders? Can you give us an example of this scenario?”

“What type of development process, code, and tools have you worked with?” (This is industry-specific. The tools, processes, and technologies will vary, but this type of “drill-down” question will be asked.)

“What are your short-term (1 year) and long term (5 years) goals?”