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What is first question would you a Project Manager if you interview them?

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Samer Alhmdan Senior Project Manager, PMP, PMI-RMP, LEED AP, EDGE Expert| dar Dubai, United Arab Emirates
What is first question would you a Project Manager if you interview them?
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Karan Shah Bangalore, Karnataka, India
My question would be, "What is your most memorable failure and what learnings do you carry from the incident to ensure it never happens again?"

Most certified PMs prepare adequately for the other questions - but this forces them to be candid. It is a great type-1 rejection question -- people who have not managed any projects will not be able to come up with a meaningful answer while people who have put their noses to the grindstone for even one project should have a bunch of examples to talk about.
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Feb 05, 2018 12:24 AM
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I agree with you, I was asked this question one time and I did not do well at all..
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Anish Abraham Privacy Program Manager| University of Washington Auburn, Wa, United States
The first question would be: "What are the most important qualities of a project manager?
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Kevin Drake Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Feb 04, 2018 11:05 PM
Replying to Karan Shah
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My question would be, "What is your most memorable failure and what learnings do you carry from the incident to ensure it never happens again?"

Most certified PMs prepare adequately for the other questions - but this forces them to be candid. It is a great type-1 rejection question -- people who have not managed any projects will not be able to come up with a meaningful answer while people who have put their noses to the grindstone for even one project should have a bunch of examples to talk about.
I agree with you, I was asked this question one time and I did not do well at all..
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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
"what makes you a great project manager?"
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Shanthi priya Sr.Project Manager, PMP Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Thats really good question... I will ask that "what were the lessons learnt in previous projects to lead to success/failures" and " what makes you challenge to manage- wether its client or project?"
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Muthu Srinivasan Shanmugam PMP| CSM Chennai, India
"What do you spend the most time doing each day in your projects?"
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Feb 06, 2018 12:13 AM
Samer Alhmdan
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What is the right answer for that?
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Sergio Luis Conte Helping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based Organizations Buenos Aires, Argentina
Are you able to run faster than project stakeholders when things go wrong?
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Drew Craig Sr. Agile & Product Coach| Vanguard Philadelphia, Pa, United States
I would want to know their story; How they became a PM, why, and what makes them unique.
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
Samer -

Karan's question is my usual default, but my runner up is "What do you do to stay current in the profession?". This helps me understand whether a candidate is investing in themselves. I usually follow that up with "What's the last book you read and when did you read it?".

Kiron
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Samer Alhmdan Senior Project Manager, PMP, PMI-RMP, LEED AP, EDGE Expert| dar Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Thank you everyone for valuable inputs, still looking for more shared stories and ideas.
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