Interview Questions

1. Briefly walk me through your experience that is relevant to the position.

2. Tell my why you chose your present job. Why are you seeking a new opportunity?
3. Why are you interested in this position?
4. Tell me what you know about [this company].
5. What knowledge and skills do you think are necessary to be successful in this position?

6. What are three qualities do you think are important for a person in this position?
 Passion, creativity, good communication, problem solving, project management
7. Give an example of a successful project you completed. How did you manage the process? What
was the outcome?
 JPA Process Training
8. Give an example of when a member of the project team was not meeting his/her commitments.
How did you handle that situation? What was the result?
 Review expectations, setting goals
9. Give an example of a situation where you did not do your best with a customer. What was the
result?
10. Give an example of when you over committed yourself or your company. What happened? What
was the result?
11. Give an example of the most you've ever done to improve relations with a customer. What did
you do? How did it impact your organization?
 Utility relations – Vernon, meeting, clarify requirements/expectations
12. Describe a difficult decision you recently made at work. What factors did you consider? What was
the outcome?
13. Give an example of a good decision you made recently. What were the alternatives? Why was it a
good decision?
14. Describe a time when you had to obtain a lot of information in a short period of time on an
unfamiliar subject. What was your strategy, and what resources did you use?
 JPA Process
15. Describe a time when you collaborated with others to determine courses of action to achieve
mutual goals.
 Project [JPA] Tracker to ensure access to consistently updated information
16. Describe a time when you worked with someone that wasn’t cooperative. What did you do?
17. Think of someone from another department who would say you're a good partner. Why would
they say that?
 Heidi/Amy – dedication, commitment to improvement
18. Describe at time when you had conflicting priorities. What did you do? What was the outcome?
19. How do you cope with stress, overwhelming situations?
 Take a step back, remove from situation, bigger picture, outside perspective
20. Give an example of when you had to coordinate resources to complete a complex task.
21. Give an example of when you could have done a better job at prioritizing.
22. Describe a time when your team struggled or failed to accomplish its goal. What assessment di
you make of the reasons why it failed?
23. Give an example of a successful project you were part of. What was your role? Why was the
project successful?
24. How do you define success?
 Perseverance, staying motivated in the face of adversity
25. Describe the most difficult working relationship you’ve had with a team member. What specific
actions did you take? What was the outcome?
26. Give an example of when you worked on a large project and an error slipped through the cracks.
What happened?
27. Give an example of when you worked on a repetitive task, and missed important details that could
later cause problems.
28. Give an example of when something important escaped your attention at work. What happened?