Public Relations Interview Questions

40 Public Relations Interview Questions

1. 1.

   What skills have you acquired that would help you communicate a client’s message?

2. 2.

   What are your career goals?

3. 3.

   How would your former employer describe you?

4. 4.

   What do you know about our company?

5. 5.

   What was your most successful PR campaign?

6. 6.

   What are your favorite social media platforms?

7. 7.

   How would you go about finding relevant contacts and sources?

8. 8.

   How do you prioritize your work?

9. 9.

   How would you put together a pitch?

10. 10.

    What is your greatest strength?

11. 11.

    Are you efficient with your time?

12. 12.

    What are a few of your most important steps in creating a successful campaign?

13. 13.

    Do you work well under pressure?

14. 14.

    How are your communication skills?

15. 15.

    What was your most challenging PR campaign?

16. 16.

    Why did you decide a career in public relations?

17. 17.

    Why are you the best candidate for us?

18. 18.

    What campaigns have you ran in the past?

19. 19.

    What is your greatest weakness? What are you doing to improve it?

20. 20.

    What does public relations mean to you?

21. 21.

    How can you use social media to reach and impress traditional media?

    User-Submitted Answers

    1. 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.

22. 22.

    Tell me about yourself.

23. 23.

    What writing experience do you have?

24. 24.

    How do you handle stressful situations?

25. 25.

    Do you manage your time well?

26. 26.

    What media outlets do you follow on a regular basis? Why those ones?

27. 27.

    How do you stay organized?

28. 28.

    How would you contact and communicate with a reporter?

29. 29.

    How would you deal with a PR crisis?

30. 30.

    Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

31. 31.

    Why do companies need public relations?

32. 32.

    What do you know about our company?

33. 33.

    Why did you apply to our company?

34. 34.

    What kind of opportunity are you looking for?

35. 35.

    If hired, how do you intend on making a difference with our company?

36. 36.

    Can you multi-task?

37. 37.

    What qualities make a good public relations employee?

38. 38.

    Do you prefer working for an in-house pr department or a pr agency?

39. 39.

    Have you even been misunderstood professionally or personally?

40. 40.

    Tell me about a social media campaign you have worked on.