4 most important questions in an interview
Pay close attention to those four most important questions they want answers to:
1. Why are you here?
2. What can you do for us?
3. Will you fit in? (Will you get along with our values and culture here?)
4. What makes you different from everyone else that we may have talked with? (Will you go that extra mile?)
Rehearse your answers with your own personal "stories." These are short narratives describing times when you overcame a crisis, led a team, met a deadline, resurrected a failed project, etc.
Some common questions you'll often encounter at the beginning of the interview:
"Tell me a little about yourself." (Question #2: "What can you do for us?")
"What do you know about us?" (Question #1: "Why are you here?")
"Why are you here today?" (Same)
"Why are you looking to change jobs?" (Question#2: "What can you do for us?")
"What's your most important accomplishment to date?" (Same)
Why should we hire you (over everyone else we've seen)? (Question #4: "Will you go the extra mile?")
Project Management Interview Questions
How do you decide what gets top priority when scheduling your time?
Paid work first! If there is a client waiting for a report or a letter, this takes priority over any other task I have waiting for me.
What are the 4 stages of team development?
1.Forming
2.Storming
3.Norming
4.Performing
Which process is applied to break down the project into smaller, more manageable elements?
Scope Definition is incorrect answer according to A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) published by PMI. At least the 3rd edition of it which I have. But if I recall it right, it has not been changed in the last draft of the 4th edition I saw.
The process is called Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and it is performed to subdivide the major project deliverables and project work into smaller and more manageable components. The output of this processs is the WBS which represents all work that the team has to perform. See Section 5.3 in the 3rd edition.
