Program Coordinator Interview Questions in United States
"Employers looking for program coordinators want applicants with the organizational skills to coordinate multiple projects that make up a company program. As a program coordinator you will be responsible for organizing meetings among members of multiple projects, updating program goals, and ensuring that all participating projects are communicating with one another. Expect interviewers to ask about your experience with coordinating tasks for multiple group projects as well your critical thinking, problem solving, and leadership skills."
How would you handle the many competing events and production deadlines of the program's initiatives, and how do you handle adversity and emergency.
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I keep an extremely complicated calendar, and I have a great deal of experience with both Microsoft Exchange Server calendar accesses and Google services. Less
Examples of my Program Management experience and how/if I was able to positively influence outcome.
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Provided specific examples and methods employed to boost communication and manage schedule, successfully completing the various programs cited meeting technical objective & schedule while staying within budget. Less
When you have a large portfolio of projects under you, how do you know when a project is healthy or at risk? What indicators do you look for? What information do you request from project managers / task leaders, and how do you track it? Follow up question (just as important) -- Give a specific example of what you have done when you have identified a project risk. What was the risk? How did you identify it? What did you do about it?
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I won't get into my detailed response here. I covered basics of project health / risk, such as quality, timeliness, budget, scope, staffing, client satisfaction, etc. I talked about anticipating, identifying, and mitigating risks and how to get out in front of risks. I talked about program / project dashboards, simplified reporting tools, taking early action, meetings with clients and PMs/leads, and developing trusting relationships with PMs/leads so that they view me as a partner and resource to help them rather than as a person who is monitoring and judging them. Less
Q. How would you handle a faculty member that might be a little bit difficult?
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I would let them say what they need to say, either in person or via email, and once they stated whatever they were having an issue with, I would approach the issue carefully. I have found in these instances that it is generally that the faculty member may feel as though no one is listening to them and their needs. Once you listen to them, that diffuses the situation exponentially. Less
If you woke up and had 2,000 unread emails and could only answer 300 of them how would you choose which ones to answer?
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The automated pre-filtering I have setup should group the most important ones into key folders and then I just scan through the sender names and subject lines for the most critical ones first. Less
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High importance, then filter by subject and get rid of threads except most recent, filter by sender for VIPs, then oldest to newest Less
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I'd start by getting off of unnecessary mailing lists because no one receives 2000 messages in a day and doesn't receive another 2000 again the next. Less
what are your strengths/weaknesses what appeals to you about the career track you are interested in?
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I received an offer today via phone. She gave me a lot of information about the job, salary, location, ect. My official offer will be emailed to me tomorrow. Less
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What is the average salary for the program?
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Just as a heads up for everyone, just because you are eligible for the program doesn't guarantee you a job. They only take on 400 A2L's per year, half in February and the other half in July. There are a lot more people accepted into the program, and then they decide from there who gets the jobs based on job and location preferences. I know some people who waited 3+ months after to hear back after receiving the "eligible email". Source: Current A2L Less
How did you prepare your interview? Describe your customer services experience.
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Hi Everyone, I had the same situation. Just got email that application moved to next round. Please stay in touch and share your experience. Thanks Less
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I think I waited for more than 10 days.
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I gave the video interview on 30 sept. No response as of yet. Has any of you guys received anything? its a bit frustrating. Less
What CHAI value do you resonate with
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My resonate is the readiness for the CHAI Organization in supporting the Country Government in the prevention, management and the control within the target group using her SRMNCH programs and also working in line with the WHO Global guidelines. Less
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In addition, is the Monitoring sincerity and timely feedback as corrective measures/actions taken where applicable when the CHAI Organization Authority supported NPHCDA Agency on HFs Mentoring and Supervision activities through Abuja CHAI Office while I led the NPHCDA Team with the CHAI Team to Niger, Kaduna & Enugu States respectively. Less
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1. Collaboration and Partnership with the Country Government in the reduction and control of mortality and morbidity cases through the SRMNCH program and strengthening the work force via capacity building of the HWs making PHC services quality better and stronger. Less