Top Interview Questions And Answers For Project Management

Senior executives and the HR head know how valuable a project manager is. A skilled and talented, experienced project managers are the asset of the organization. A good project manager has many qualities, out of the two majors are must be an experienced one and should have in-depth knowledge of the project management theories. A project manager is the imported person for every project. Hiring a qualified project manager is not an easy job, its bit tricky. I have worked in many reputed organizations. I used to be a part of recruitment panel for the project manager openings. 

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It's lots of pressure to select the right candidate for the project manager. Several thoughts come to mind. Will the candidate fit in the culture; can he/she lead the team? Will deliver the project on time? Can he/she meet the business goal? Etc. recruiting is the difficult part of any business. One wrong hire can affect your business. When I used to take the interview for project manager there are lots of unknown things are there. But some right questions can give us a right candidate. From my personal experience here are some interview questions and answers which will help you to select the right candidate for the project manager role.

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About the domain knowledge and skills

What are the 3 challenges in the today’s industry and how can you tackle this?

The motive of the question is to make the candidate think about the top challenges in the industry. From the candidate’s reply, you would understand his/her understanding about the present market, possible situations. It is an important question as the project manager is the person who will tackle all the challenges in the organization.

Communication

What are the communication challenges you faced in the last project? Communication style of yours

Communication is the most important skill for any project. If you are not good in communication it is a loss for the project. From the first question, you would understand about the challenges he faced due to communication and from the second question you will get to know the demonstration skill and how he/she engage with the other teammate.

Customer orientation

How do your team and you meet the customer expectation?

The project manager is responsible for meeting the customer expectation. They are also responsible to maintain an effective relationship between the customer and the organization.

Developing others

How you motivate your team member?

A project manager should always motivate his/her teammate to get the desired result. He develops his own team to get the positive feedback. Going with the team is the key factor of a project manager

Goal focus

What are the project and career goal for next six months

From this question, you would be able to understand the candidate’s mindset about the future goal related to the project. You would be able to know his planning, objectives, and efficiency.

Managing Risk

How do you control challenges and risk in the project? From this question, you will able to understand how he controls the uncertainty level.

Team Management And Prioritizing

How do you ensure that the project is on right track?

What tools do you use for completing the project?

From this question, you would able to understand how he handles critical issues for delivering the project on time.

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