Why do you want a career in project management?
Interviewers ask this question to determine what motivates a candidate. Assistant project managers are often new to project management and interviewers are responsible for selecting a candidate they believe will thrive in the role. This question helps interviewers ensure that the desires and talents of the candidate are in alignment with the opportunity their organization has to offer.
Remember to work your best attributes into your response. For example, if you are highly organized you might mention that you want to work in project management because it allows you to leverage what you are naturally talented at.
Also, remember to give a response that is in alignment with the job description for the specific role you are interviewing for. For example, an interviewer would not expect to hear an assistant project manager at a creative agency state that they want a career in project management because they want to work in information technology in the future.
"I am a highly organized person and I enjoy working alongside teams and customers to ensure projects are successful. I naturally took on project manager responsibilities for all of my team projects in college, and I thoroughly enjoyed that aspect of the work. I look forward to the opportunity to leverage what I enjoy and excel at professionally if hired for the position."
"Project management skills can be applied to a number of exciting industries. I feel working as an assistant project manager will allow me to build a solid foundational set of skills that I can leverage in a wide variety of ways in the future. I also enjoy working in a team setting, and project management offers me the opportunity to grow my leadership skills."
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