Project Director Interview Questions

This questions was far too open ended and non-specific.

By PMI-MN, I take it you are referring to the Project Management Institute of Minnesota - I whole heartedly support the organization and the ability to assimilate new methods and knowledge networking through this and similar bodies.

PMI as an organization is useful and membership demonstrates a commitment to staying up with industry best practice; however, I will openly state that the PMP itself has become an irritant and created a false hiring environment. Most contractors seem to feel every project must have a PM assigned who has a PMP. Most employers seem to feel that this is a necessary requirement. Between this and the availability of PMP training at most community colleges, we are now faced with a burgeoning population of largely unskilled "Project Managers" who are not worth their weight in weekly reports. They generally fail to understand true project ownership, are perfectly willing to allow projects to fail so long as they can point the finger, and add little more than an over-inflated rate to my billings. Companies need to find more rigorous qualifications and interview techniques and stop relying on the PMP as a qualifer. By relying primarilly on the PMP as a qualifier, as employers, we are participating in cost inflation that does not bring value to our objectives.

very google question, but that was the only one. everything else was background and typical. have your tech hat on though as this place is filled with tech talent who know the right answers to their questions.

I talked about how the employee had many chances to improve and but the time she was terminated a paper trail was established documenting the repeated problems we had with her.

I went into depth about three topics in particular: effective communications (including making a good meeting), having a true sense of 'team', and making sure that there is cross-coverage for the teams (creating a more empathetic working environment)

This was one of the indicators that no one really knew what this role would focus on.

"If you review my resume, I think you'll find that I have quite a bit of experience directly relevant to this position. Let me refer you to this project"...

This position gives me the opportunity to utilize my experience, creative skills and abilities to further the mission of advancing the educational knowledge of students.