ICT Interview Tips
Example Project Manager Interview Questions
Even if you are an experienced interviewee, this information will be a valuable refresher.
This is well worth an investment of 10 minutes to increase your chances of securing a job.
People who perform well in interviews are the ones best prepared.
Practice and prepare
Practice your responses to typical job interview questions. Think of concrete examples you can use to highlight your technical skills. Providing evidence of your achievements is a great way to promote your suitability.
Examples of questions that could be asked for Project Manager positions could include:
- What are the most important qualities of a project manager?
- Do you have any certifications?
- Tell me about the projects you have managed.
- Tell me about a full project life cycle. What is included?
- Which project management software and tools do you prefer using? Why?
- What project management methodologies are you most familiar with?
- How do you plan a schedule for a project?
- How do you allocate resources?
- How do you prefer to provide status updates?
- What is the best way to set up and manage an interdepartmental team?
- How do you motivate the team?
- How do you handle a team member who isn’t productive?
- When was the last time you didn’t delegate? What happened?
- What was the most challenging thing about your last project?
- What was the least challenging about your last project?
- What type of contingency planning do you do?
- How do you monitor and manage risks to the project?
- How do you start a project?
- What do you spend the most time doing each day?
- Tell me how you schedule projects and establish timelines.
- What is the most complicated project you have managed? How did you handle it?
- How do you close a project?
- Have you worked on a project that failed? What happened?
- What is your most successful project?
- What is the largest number of projects you have handled at any given time?
- Do you prefer working on a single project or multiple projects at the same time?
- What were the communication challenges on your last project?
- What is your communication style with your team?
- Describe two areas in a current or recent project where there was a high level of uncertainty. How do you tackle these uncertainties?
- Tell me about a time when your stakeholders didn’t agree on a project. How did you proceed?
- Describe a project you’ve completed and the steps you took to see it through.
- What is your experience with Agile, Lean, Kanban, and/or Waterfall project management methods?
- How would you rank these in terms of importance: people, process, and product?