Project management job interview questions

Project Manager, that powerful head that leads a project to glorious success. Companies are now increasingly beginning to realize the sheer might this one single man/ woman can have on the entire project. Accordingly, they now look for balanced individuals that showcase all the special skills required to do the job right.

Project Management Job Interview Questions

These questions can be of three types;

Pure management related questions

This forms the crux of the job. The questions are mostly factual and center around project management processes, standards, tools, methods, etc. Here, the company wants the candidate to back his past experience by sharing relevant project management knowledge and expertise.

Behavioral questions

You might hail from the top Management school and have glowing references that accompany your resume. But a company also wants to ensure that you’re a reasonable and pleasant personality to work with. (And this is not just with seniors, but with all your peers). Behavioral questions will have you share more about yourself so the interviewer can assess your personality.

Situational questions

This is perhaps the most subtle and hence tricky section. As a candidate, you “talk your walk” so the interviewer confirms that you are honest with your answers. You see, unworthy candidates can still manage to pass through the first 2 sections giving text-book answers. But this is almost impossible to do here as the interviewer cites potential live-situations and asks the candidate for his response or opinion. It often ends with the question, “What would YOU do in this situation?”