Project Management Job Interview - How to Crack it!

Do you want to succeed in your next project management job interview? Here, project management expert, Dr Mike Clayton, will give you his top interview tips for how to crack your next project management interview.
In this video, you'll learn:
1. The three types of Job Interview and interview question
2. The three things your job interviewer wants to know about
3. And, for each of those three things, Mike will give you his top tips
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Our website articles:
- Can you Get a Project Management Job? (Here’s How) onlinepmcourses.com/get-proje...
- Essential Project Management Interview Questions onlinepmcourses.com/prepare-p...
And our Kindle-exclusive ebook: 'So You Want to Get a Project Management Job?
Start Your Project Management Career & Get Your First PM Job.'
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My introductory book to Project Management is How to Manage a Great Project (published by Pearson): geni.us/4Iz6M (affiliated link).

[@Onlinepmcourses]

Before you go to your next interview, do you know what are the three types of questions that you could face?

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[@Mkabayi_GoTravel]

Since I'm in a process of studying PM... Dr Mike your videos will help me a lot ❤️❤️🙏

[@Onlinepmcourses]

Always glad to help!

[@JalanJalanAjah]

I'm learning several things on this channel! I hope I can get a job in project field, thank you for this interview tips! ❤

[@Onlinepmcourses]

I hope so too! Good luck.

[@tarekelkamel8642]

Working for projets for many years on finance and administration in différent international NGOs. I was interviewed , and Also took part of interviewig panels as a hiring manager. I recognised most of these recruitng situations . Have to say that knowing the background is very helpfull to frame and understand reality which is more complex and also depends on the organisation recruiting process and the project's management style and phase. I am number one fun of this Chanel and since subscribing have a larger understanding of basic knowledge of project management . Great work keep it up

[@Onlinepmcourses]

Thank you very much, Tarek. It's great that you're getting so much from my videos.

[@tommytuomaala9087]

These are about the best tips I've seen. Moist other PM guides focuses on yourself but as a PM I se the key to be serving others, solving others problems and protecting the team with the defined scope and what to filter out as more sales.

[@Onlinepmcourses]

Thank you, Tommy. I do agree with you. You might like my video on servant leadership: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3uvp2ahipqDba8

[@draloha296]

The best advice I ever had for an interview. Thank you so much!

[@Onlinepmcourses]

You're welcome - I hope it stands you in good stead!

[@LAFAMA5759]

Excellent! Thanks!

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You're welcome!

[@remote_daddy]

Extremely helpful. Like your prononsiation and speed for my non native english! Thanks!

[@Onlinepmcourses]

Thanks, Derugin.

[@bigal115]

Thank you. Really useful

[@Onlinepmcourses]

Great! You're welcome.

[@Slick975]

Nailed it again. Great Job.

[@Onlinepmcourses]

Thank you Ken. You may also enjoy this new video: How to Answer the Question 'Tell Me About Yourself?' in a Job Interview kzbin.info/www/bejne/baa6e6tvZ56Ejdk

[@TripsToInfinity]

Another very helpful video Mike, thank you.

[@Onlinepmcourses]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@dbush77507]

Interesting, 🤔 feel like I have so much to learn. Looking forward to it!

[@Onlinepmcourses]

More to come!

[@abuthanha]

Thank You ... Great tips .... Realistic approach

[@Onlinepmcourses]

Glad you liked it! Good to hear from you.

[@saeedhamed6529]

Thanks Dr. Mike this video I learn a lots from this, I am from Saudi Arabia , good luck

[@Onlinepmcourses]

Great to hear it - you're welcome, Saeed.

[@MsKaryn]

Omg you’re the voice of my PMP training course with Simplilearn.

[@Onlinepmcourses]

I should not be - I haven't got courses on Simplilearn. I'd be grateful (and offer a reward) if you could send me a link to the course you are doing with my content. You can find my email in the About tab of my channel page.

[@melfordpepple2208]

good study i really appreciate my boss, i have learn more from ur leature

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Thank you.

[@kishork80]

Excellent

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Thank you.

[@colek7641]

thank you

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You're welcome

[@bonnicrisfulli1872]

While these are all sound, they are not very realistic in today's climate of hiring Project Managers, especially when it comes to hiring PMs at large consulting and tech firms. In my experience, most PMO Directors or division managers won't even look at a PM candidate unless they have an MBA, a PMP and are in the inner crony circles at certifying organizations. How about telling them the truth in how Project Managers are really getting hired in today's firms rather than providing them with advice that will backfire if a candidate doesn't meet the above criteria?

[@Onlinepmcourses]

Bonni, everyone has their own truth. And that is based on our own experiences. I have based my advice on fair interviews that a lot of PM candidates are likely to get. Clearly, you've had some bad experiences. And while it is common for employers to specify minimum qualifications (maybe MBA and PMP), that is not unreasonable - even if I don't agree with it. I would hope that this would appear on the job or candidate spec. I certainly would not expect an MBA to be on a requirement list in many places. However, you do refer to large consulting firms. This is an important - but narrow - class of employer. And they are different. The likes of Deloitte, PwC, E&Y, and McKinsey have very high expectations of performance, intellect, and commitment. In return, they pay the highest salaries for a level of experience in each location they operate. So, it is true and unsurprising that they set high requirement levels. That said, when I recruited PMs in the London office of Deloitte (now 20 years ago) we required neither MBA nor PM qualification. We saw those as nice-to-have. Experience and the quality of the person were the deciders. Finally - cronyism. It's a cancer on all aspects of society everywhere. And I won't defend it nor deny its existence. But we should be glad to be out of a place where it is rife. And be aware that what can come across as 'people-like-us' cronyism can be a shield for what is really intolerance and bigotry towards women, other races and cultures, and other orientations and lifestyles. But don't for one minute think that it is peculiar to our profession. It's everywhere. And I have no advice for how to overcome it, since the only way is to be 'on the inside' - which most talented people cannot achieve. So simply avoid it. However, I remain optimistic. On 4 August I have a video coming up that takes as its starting point, Twain's quote: 'Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions… small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can somehow become great.' I prefer to focus on the positive, and I recommend you work with people who make you feel great.

[@Menga213]

Not useful info. Give clear example not vague solutions. This is a good channel but the interview info is useless. Example: How to start a Project from start to finish? Example: What type of project management methodologies will you use for this company?

[@Onlinepmcourses]

I am sorry you don't think this video is useful to you. I do have an article that lists many of the questions you might expect: onlinepmcourses.com/prepare-project-management-interview/ However, if you are hoping for sample answers to interview questions, you have come to the wrong person. I do not believe it is ethical to suggest model answers. If a viewer were to get a job based on the answers a KZbinr suggests, then: 1. The employer would not be getting the person they thought 2. The person could well find themselves out of their depth on day 1 Yes, there are doubtless channels that offer that kind of coaching. Mine will never be one. I expect my viewers to consider what I say and think through the ideas for themselves to figure out how to apply it to their own context. If that does not work for you, then I am sorry.

[@DanielSanchez-cc7nt]

to broad

[@Onlinepmcourses]

Okay... What would you like more detail on? This video was intended to be broad.

[@DanielSanchez-cc7nt]

@@Onlinepmcourses like going around the bush on broad details. Is better to have details and examples of real life. Check type in "product management mock up interview", with a exercise like that ia real useful and provides a guide on how to crack an interview.

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@@DanielSanchez-cc7nt Umm - if that's the video you like, fair enough. But this isn't a mock interview video. Sorry.