Interview: Project manager
Eight questions for a project manager interview.
- Note
- Interview kits by role
- 2 blanks to fill
Interview: Project manager (Candidate) **Candidate:** Candidate **Date:** today 1. Tell me about a project that went off track and how you recovered it. - 2. How do you manage scope creep? - 3. How do you handle a team member who keeps missing deadlines? - 4. How do you report status to executives? - 5. Describe how you manage risks. - 6. How do you run a kick-off meeting? - 7. Which tools do you use and why? - 8. How do you handle conflicting priorities between stakeholders? - **Overall:** Strong yes
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Eight questions for a project manager interview.
- Category
- Recruiting
- Pack
- Interview kits by role
- Type
- Note, a longer document
- Asks for
- Candidate, Verdict
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Interview: Project manager ({{Candidate}})
**Candidate:** {{Candidate}}
**Date:** {{date}}
1. Tell me about a project that went off track and how you recovered it.
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2. How do you manage scope creep?
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3. How do you handle a team member who keeps missing deadlines?
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4. How do you report status to executives?
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5. Describe how you manage risks.
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6. How do you run a kick-off meeting?
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7. Which tools do you use and why?
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8. How do you handle conflicting priorities between stakeholders?
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**Overall:** {{choice:Verdict|Strong yes|Yes|No|Strong no}}