Hi
I wonder if anyone can share suggestions or examples for a short assessment which we could set during an interview for the role of a Project Manager
It isn't something that we have done as a company previously but are keen to try.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi Gillian,
What are the behaviours and skills that you are seeking to assess? Where does your current selection process have gaps that you are looking to plug?
Becca
Hi Becca
Thanks for your comment.. I don't think it's a concern that we have gaps in our current process, we will complete a staged interview process using behaviour based questions.
We won't be able to meet the candidates, so will only be able to use Zoom/Teams.
My thoughts are that we would like to see how the candidates deal with a 'problem' or with a mass of information presented to them, so we would seek to observe their problem solving skills, what they extract as priorities and what and how they communicate.
Thanks
Gillian
Hi Gillian
I saw one that I liked that could be set up on a flipchart or dry wipe board where the candidate is asked to assign tasks to across departments. It is intended for groups but I reckon it could be adapted and used as a springboard for discussion, here's a link:
https://www.sessionlab.com/methods/raci-matrix
I read on a website someone suggesting asking 'How tall are the pyramids in Eygpt?' That seems like an awful question with all kinds of in-built problems - who could possibly prepare for that! But the point was to see how a project manager deals with the question: how do they prioritise? How do they deal with distractions in a project?
I'm not sure I subscribe to this, the L&D within me tells me never to ask a question that you know people can't answer, but it's an interesting approach I guess.