40 Public Relations Interview Questions
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What skills have you acquired that would help you communicate a client’s message?
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What is your greatest weakness? What are you doing to improve it?
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How would your former employer describe you?
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What was your most successful PR campaign?
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What is your greatest strength?
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What are your favorite social media platforms?
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How would you go about finding relevant contacts and sources?
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How do you prioritize your work?
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9.
How would you put together a pitch?
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What are a few of your most important steps in creating a successful campaign?
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Are you efficient with your time?
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12.
What does public relations mean to you?
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Do you work well under pressure?
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How are your communication skills?
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Why did you decide a career in public relations?
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What campaigns have you ran in the past?
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What was your most challenging PR campaign?
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What do you know about our company?
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Why are you the best candidate for us?
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What are your career goals?
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21.
How can you use social media to reach and impress traditional media?
- We live in the digital age where social media can either leverage your company’s brand or break it. Social media goes hand-in-hand with traditional media like print, television, and radio.
User-Submitted Answers
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22.
Tell me about yourself.
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23.
What writing experience do you have?
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How do you handle stressful situations?
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Do you manage your time well?
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What media outlets do you follow on a regular basis? Why those ones?
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27.
How do you stay organized?
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28.
How would you contact and communicate with a reporter?
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29.
How would you deal with a PR crisis?
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30.
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
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31.
Why do companies need public relations?
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32.
What do you know about our company?
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33.
Why did you apply to our company?
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34.
What kind of opportunity are you looking for?
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35.
If hired, how do you intend on making a difference with our company?
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36.
Can you multi-task?
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37.
What qualities make a good public relations employee?
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Do you prefer working for an in-house pr department or a pr agency?
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39.
Have you even been misunderstood professionally or personally?
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40.
Tell me about a social media campaign you have worked on.