Construction Project Manager Mock Interview
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Question 11 of 30
How do you go about assessing your team members' strengths and delegating work to each member of your project team?
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"While obtaining my PM degree, I took courses such as Society & The Workplace, Critical Thinking, and Construction Productivity. This coursework helped me to develop a strong knowledge base when it comes to managing teams and playing to their strengths. To delegate successfully, I will first clearly articulate the desired outcome. I believe it helps to think about the desired results and then think of who could deliver those results. It's also essential that I include my people in the delegation process so they can chime in on which tasks are within their wheelhouse. I should also match the responsibility with the amount of authority the person currently has. Delegating away too much authority would put the project at risk. I would be sure to always establish and maintain control as the project manager."
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
Accurately assessing the strengths of your team will help you to properly delegate project tasks, better ensuring that your project runs smoothly, on time, and remains on budget. Assure the interviewer that you have the strength in leadership and delegation required to succeed in this role.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I have taken coursework in Team Management, which has been very helpful over the years as a Construction Project Manager. When assessing a team members' strengths and then delegating the work to them, I have a series of questions that I go through. Everyone is put through the same benchmarks to ensure fairness and clarity in my decisions. First, I ask what knowledge, skills, and attitude does the person bring to the job? Next, how independent is the person on a scale of 1-10? I also ask if the person has the time to take on more work, and if delegating new tasks will mean reshuffling other responsibilities and workloads. I believe it's critical to assess all of these facets before making delegation decisions."
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