I have a few favorite questions and variations on them that I like to ask in an interview. One of them is "If you were assigned a project at a new organization with no framework or process, how would you approach your project, and what would you give initial focus".
(Incidentally this is not the scenario at my organization. It's a theoretical question)
Janice GrierSenior Technical Vendor Manager| ATTShelby Township, Mi, United States
Christian I love your question. When interviewing I normally ask the interviewee to tell me about a time when they failed to meet an objective and the lessons learned. Saving Changes...
Eric SimmsSenior Program ManagerBaltimore, Maryland, United States
"Describe how you would set up a communications strategy for a project involving 60 stakeholders."
Communication failures seem to be one of the biggest causes of project failure. I see PMs conduct discussions with dozens of stakeholders using email threads. This tells me they don't understand how to communicate effectively, which makes me reluctant to hire them.
I would expect to hear an answer involving a tool like SharePoint or some sort of discussion board - anything other than email. Saving Changes...
Eric SimmsSenior Program ManagerBaltimore, Maryland, United States
Nov 30, 2017 12:05 PM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Building on Christian's approach, the standard question I used to ask when hiring PMs was "What's the most important PM lesson you learned the hard way, how did it impact your project, and how have you applied it since then?"
Kiron
Good question. Saving Changes...
Deepesh RammoorthyICT Project Manager ( PMP®AgilePM®Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®))| Australian Red Cross Blood ServiceTarneit, Vic, Australia
Why did you sign up for a Job role full of headache ?
PS :- We not only ensure that you suffer from migraine, we also don't give you free aspirins . Saving Changes...
SHADI BOU HADIRManager, Renewables and Energy Efficiency| Advanced Triad Turbine Services Co. Ltd.Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
My question would be as follows:
Why do you think you are a good fit for the position? Saving Changes...
Jaeho ChoDirector of PM/PMO. Look for opportunities| self-employeedSeoul, South Korea
Problem is inevitable during the project execution. What is the source of identifying the problem as way of diagnostic and prognostic? Saving Changes...
Hi Christian, I would normally test the candidate on problem solving skill in project management related case. My favourite question is: What is the toughest conflict you ever had in your past experience as PM? What conflict strategy you had applied but failed and what is the greatest impact to the Project? What is the lesson learned? Saving Changes...
Anish AbrahamPrivacy Program Manager| University of WashingtonAuburn, Wa, United States
What would you do if you were working on a critical project and all of the sudden the stakeholder priorities were changed? Saving Changes...
