Book Description

To get the job you need to succeed at the job interview

A certification, a resume, networking or other means can open the door for an interview, but to actually get the job you must succeed at the job interview and this book will show you how.

Master the interview

This book will help you highlight your experience and will help you present yourself as the best qualified candidate by discussing frequently asked questions and teaching you how to answer them with examples, guidelines and tips.

A single incorrect answer can rule you out, but a couple of right answers can put you at the top of the list. This book will give you packed answers that will give you that edge. It will also alert you about wrong answers to some of the questions.

You will learn how to use the job interview to your benefit and how to display the knowledge and qualifications that the hiring company is looking to hire

The book show how to transform the interview in a conversation and how to ask questions that are going to be considered meaningful and interesting.

The answers in this book have been prepared to deliver information that you want the interviewer to know and that will present your experience and skills in the best light.

Real questions and winning answers

The book presents actual questions from Project Management job interviews that are asked to experienced and junior project managers and are the questions that you will be asked if you apply for a Project manager position.

These are questions that you will not find in the PMP exam or in PMP preparation book since the PMI–type questions test for knowledge and sure enough you will get those too but what most job interviewers today ask are behavioral based questions formulated to test for experience and for how you will react in a work situation.

The answers provided will impress in the interviewer that you not only know the theory of project management but that you can actually practice it successfully

Who should read this book?

Any job seeker looking for a project manager position, team lead or middle management position in informatio systems or other disciplines.

The project management theory part of the book can be used for any Project Management practitioner that needs a quick refresher on project management methodology and techniques.

Table of contents

Introduction – Job Interviews in the Marketplace
How to Use this Book
Part 1 – Job Interview Questions and Answers
Section 1 The Job Interview
Section 2 Generic Interview Q & A
Section 3 Project Management Interview Q & A
Section 4 Job Interviewer Guide
Part 2 Project Management Theory
Section 1 Project Management in One Page (or Three)
Section 2 Project Management and its Context
Section 3 - 12 Project Management Areas of Knowledge

Part 1

This part is all about job interviews. It describes behavioral questions and how to use the STAR method to properly answer them. The book continues with answers to frequently asked generic job interview questions like “Tell me about yourself?”. The main section is where you will find the about fifty Project Management specific job interview questions and answers. This part of the book closes with a section on the job interview from the job interviewer point of view to show how job interviewers are trained and to emphasize what they are looking for,

Part 2

Part 2 is about Project Management theory. It follows the overall structure of PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge and it covers all major aspects of project management theory as a quick reference guide for the busy manager and job searcher. The section provides a concise, straight to the core project management best practices presented in an easy to read, easy to follow structure. The topics covered are those that every project manager should know and use.

Extract - First Paragraphs

Just like in most work places, the interesting projects and the promotions do not necessarily go to those most qualified, the hiring process and the job interview as they are conducted today in too many job sites do not necessarily end with the hiring of the most qualified person but of the one that presents itself better. This book will help you excel at the job interview to maximize your chances of being hired.

During a job interview, candidates are subject to tremendous stress. They are judged on what they say and how they say it. The job seeker has to answer specific questions and must also display knowledge, experience and sought-after character traits. In addition, he/she should be gathering information about the job and the company. The candidate who performs the best in this complex situation usually gets the job.

It is during the job interview that you must prove that you can actually do the job and that you want to do it. If you perform badly in the interview, no matter how good your resume looks or how good your references are, it is most likely that you will not get the job.

The job interview is the critical gateway to a new position and this book will help you perform in a stellar way.

Extract - How to read the question and answer section

After a few years of work, each individual experience start to become very unique so it is not possible to give winning answers to interview questions that do not take into account the specifics of the job and the specifics of the candidate's experience and background. Nevertheless, we can offer you the next best thing:

Some of the answers given will have generic placeholders like XYZ, x, y, z, or it would say “inset job requirement here”. Put the particulars of your experience, background and job position where you see those placeholders.

About the author

Mr. Edwards has over 20 years of project management leadership and has worked for a Big 5 Management consulting firm, for global software providers and for some of the biggest companies in the U.S.

Mr. Edwards obtained a PMP certification in 2003 and holds degrees in Industrial Engineering, Information Systems and Computer Science. s