Are you a candidate for a new project manager position in your organization or at another company and you’re preparing for the interview? If so, there are some strategies that will help you and one is to ask a few pointed questions to get some detailed information about the PM infrastructure you may be heading into and to help you make your mark, so to speak.
You want to ask questions – always ask question – especially when the interviewer asks if you have any questions. You always want to try to answer questions in the positive. Try never to say, “no” or “I don’t know” or “I’ve never had experience with that,” etc. Always look for ways to apply some experience, some quantifiable success stories, and some leadership qualities to whatever you answer, of course. But when the tables turn, or throughout the interview session, be ready to ask some intelligent questions. And make them worthwhile so that you are actually finding out information that will help you determine whether or not you want to take the job if it’s offered – or help you determine if they seem stable enough to stop interviewing for other jobs if you do take this one out of desperation...
You want to ask questions – always ask question – especially when the interviewer asks if you have any questions. You always want to try to answer questions in the positive. Try never to say, “no” or “I don’t know” or “I’ve never had experience with that,” etc. Always look for ways to apply some experience, some quantifiable success stories, and some leadership qualities to whatever you answer, of course. But when the tables turn, or throughout the interview session, be ready to ask some intelligent questions. And make them worthwhile so that you are actually finding out information that will help you determine whether or not you want to take the job if it’s offered – or help you determine if they seem stable enough to stop interviewing for other jobs if you do take this one out of desperation...
