Job Interview Tips for Project Managers

Learn how to field common job interview questions for project managers with specificity and confidence.

Introduction

• Overview of project management roles

1. Tell me about a time when your team had a challenging deadline to meet.

• How to approach this question
• Candidate answer and feedback

2. Tell me about a time when things didn't go as you had planned.

• How to approach this question
• Candidate answer and feedback

3. A company needs to trim 10% off your project's cost due to budget cuts. What should you do next?

• How to approach this question
• Candidate answer and feedback

4. Tell me about a time you managed a project.

• How to approach this question
• Candidate answer and feedback

5. How have you measured the results of your past projects?

• How to approach this question
• Candidate answer and feedback

6. Tell me about the best project you have ever worked on.

• How to approach this question
• Candidate answer and feedback

7. What project management methods are you familiar with?

• How to approach this question
• Candidate answer and feedback

8. Which tools could help you clarify the roles and responsibilities of project team members?

• How to approach this question
• Candidate answer and feedback

9. You're put in charge of launching a project that's suited to a waterfall approach. What's next?

• How to approach this question
• Candidate answer and feedback

10. Tell me about a time when you have worked on a project in our industry.

• How to approach this question
• Candidate answer and feedback