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Project Manager Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Project Manager interview, here are 30 interview questions and answer examples.

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Question 1 of 30

Do you prefer to work on one project or multiple projects at the same time?

Consider what the company will likely need from you. If you think this company/industry will require you to juggle multiple projects at once, go in that direction with your answer. Be truthful but thoughtful.

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30 Project Manager Interview Questions & Answers

  • Behavioral

    1. Do you prefer to work on one project or multiple projects at the same time?

  • Behavioral

    2. What are some risks and issues you've dealt with in the past during projects?

  • Behavioral

    3. Tell me about your typical relationship with project sponsors.

  • Behavioral

    4. Do you prefer to handle things yourself or to delegate to others?

  • Behavioral

    5. Give me an example of a time when you successfully handled intense pressure.

  • Behavioral

    6. Tell me how you communicate with others. What kind of communicator are you?

  • Competency

    7. Are you experienced with process development?

  • Competency

    8. What project management methodologies do you follow?

  • Competency

    9. What kinds of project management software do you use and why?

  • Competency

    10. What do you do to prevent "scope creep"?

  • Competency

    11. What kinds of risks do you encounter during projects and how do you handle them?

  • Competency

    12. What kind of experience do you have managing budgets?

  • Competency

    13. What is the most important skill that a project manager needs to be successful?

  • Competency

    14. How do you go about defining the scope of a project?

  • Competency

    15. What do you do to ensure a project doesn't go off track? If it does, how do you fix it?

  • Competency

    16. How experienced are you in using RAID analysis?

  • Discovery

    17. What is the biggest mistake you ever made during a project?

  • Discovery

    18. What do you hope to achieve in the next five years?

  • Discovery

    19. What is the last project you worked on?

  • Discovery

    20. Tell me about the types of projects you've handled in the past.

  • Discovery

    21. What experience do you have in our industry?

  • Discovery

    22. What is the most successful project you've managed to date?

  • Leadership

    23. How do you facilitate the success of your teams?

  • Management

    24. How do you handle the escalation of an issue and when might you do this?

  • Management

    25. Tell me about any experience you have overseeing remote teams.

  • Situational

    26. What would you do if a client was unhappy with the project's end result?

  • Situational

    27. How do you keep a project on track when you feel overwhelmed?

  • Situational

    28. How do you manage customers and stakeholders?

  • Situational

    29. How do you handle it when one of your team members makes a mistake?

  • Situational

    30. How do you handle conflict between team members?