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El presentador explica a quién va dirigido el video y resume lo que se aprenderá. Luego introduce la idea central: ganar ventaja en la entrevista contando bien tu historia profesional.
in today's lesson i'm going to teach you the secret to how to beat your competition during your next project management interview keep in mind that this lesson is focused on existing project managers who are looking for that nextjob or contract if today you are not a project manager but are looking to break into this space for the first time then i'm going to invite you to do two things watch this video because it is goingto help you and number two stay tuned to my channel because in the next couple of weeks i'm going to be posting another video teaching you how to break into project management from the outside all right let's gookay let's quickly review what you're going to learn in this lesson number one i'm going to teach you the secret to being successful in a project management interview number two we're going to take a look at the landscape
from where interviewer questions come from so that you understand how to prepare for the more general questions you might get third we're going to discuss three key questions you absolutely have to nail if they're asked fourth we're goingto take a look at some important questions you need to ask your interviewer and finally we're going to talk about some of the things you should definitely avoid during your interview when it comes to interviewing for a projectmanagement position or contract most candidates focus on the project management lifecycle project management lingo project management frameworks and so on and those things sound nice in a conversation but i can tell you right up front that is notthe secret to beating your competition you see an understanding of project management fundamentals is what makes you the same as the other candidates it is not what differentiates you from anyone because you have to at least know those
things to be in the room after years of building high performing project management teams and dozens of interviews i can tell you without any fear of being wrong that what's going to help you beat the competition is howwell you know your story as a project manager and how well you can tell that story let me unpack that for you the secret to success in a project management interview is knowing where to gain the edge overanother candidate and i can't stress enough that you will not beat the other candidates with just knowing project management the better candidates know it like you do the secret lies in the path that led you to project managementyou see a savvy interviewer knows that 90 or more of project managers did not study project management in college in other words where we could expect a resource like a software developer to come to their job having studied
a four-year degree in engineering or computer science and experienced project managers background is a bit of a mystery since they most likely did not study project management in college you may want to try this i challenge you togo ask 10 project managers how they became project managers and you'll be lucky if any of them tell you they studied it in college so when the interviewer leads out with a question like so tell me a littlebit about yourself use that interviewer's lead question to plant the differentiator in their minds this is an open ended question tell me a little bit about yourself it's just an icebreaker but you're going to use that opportunity tosneak past your competition for example if this is a job where you'll be leading software developers and you started your career as a developer your story matters if this is an infrastructure project management role and you've worked the
help desk or used to be a network engineer or any part of infrastructure your story matters if you think about it it's why instagram and facebook have become so popular people are drawn to your story i've done somany interviews and i can almost guarantee you that your competition is going to blow this icebreaker opportunity talking about their hobbies and where they grew up as a child and the non-profit organizations they work with and that's okaybut it's not going to move the needle in terms of giving them a leg up on this job trust me on this do your homework read the job description carefully and polish your story it is the thing that
Se explica cómo usar tu trayectoria como diferenciador y cómo adaptar tu historia al puesto. También se presenta el ciclo de tareas diarias del project manager como base para responder preguntas generales.
is going to make a connection with that interviewer and ultimately make the difference now that you have prepared to tell your story the next thing you need to do before you walk into a project management interview is understandthe routine that a project manager goes through on a daily basis what you see on the screen is not the project management life cycle but rather it is the task life cycle that we go through as project managersday in and day out week in and week out many of the general questions that you'll get from the interviewer will come from this life cycle your competitors will most likely focus on the project life cycle and otherthings you can google but few candidates prepare to discuss what happens on the ground day-to-day and that's what the interviewer wants to know they want to know if you have a grasp of what a project manager deals with
on a daily basis if you look at the screen we set up projects we assign tasks we collect status we analyze project data and then we report on it in that order we come back the next week andwe do it all over again we may not have to set up the project all over again but we assign tasks we collect status we analyze project data and we do reporting all over again any of the taskson this slide can be turned into a question by the interviewer for example what kind of analysis do you go through in preparation for submitting status reports to management by having this task lifecycle very clear in your mindit will help you speak to all the things you consider prior to dealing with weekly or monthly status reports that way your answers to questions will be full and complete and not disjointed or out of order you can't
do reporting before you analyze project data you can't analyze project data without collecting status you can't collect status without assigning tasks and of course you cannot assign tasks if your project is not set up so take this frameworkyou see on the screen add buckets if you need to drop your tasks into the right buckets and use it to prepare for general project management questions that deal with common daily tasks most candidates are not gonna dothis they're gonna prepare on google and they're gonna sound like robots and like they don't know what they're doing and this is just an example it's not meant to be all inclusive it's just my way of helping youget your head around how to study and prepare for questions related to everyday project management tasks okay let's take a look at a few questions that you absolutely have to nail if they come up and remember we've already
Se abordan tres preguntas críticas de entrevista: debilidades, estilo de liderazgo y por qué eres el mejor candidato. El enfoque está en responder con seguridad, autenticidad y alineación con el puesto.
discussed the task life cycle and we know that most questions will come from there but the three questions i'm going to share with you here are not part of a life cycle and they could trip you up ifyou're not prepared the first one is what are your weaknesses as a project manager it's a fair question and obviously you can't say you have no weaknesses because that would make you a liar so here's the perfect answerto that question your strengths are your weaknesses they've been hearing about your strengths throughout the interview and now they want to know what your weaknesses are and the interviewer is not expecting this answer your strengths are your weaknessesif you have a strength in being bold then maybe you don't know how to be softer when you need to if your strength is that you're determined and and you never give up then your weakness is that you
may not know when to let something go if your strength is that you have a mild spirit then your weakness is going to be that sometimes you're too nice when you should be tougher so don't squirm in yourseat and look for something bad to say about yourself to sound honest just let them know your strengths are your weaknesses and part of what you do as a project manager is that you look to balance these allthe time next question what is your leadership style or leadership philosophy this is also a great question and you need to understand what this is here's the perfect answer you lead by example you know many candidates they startlooking for all these philosophies and all these things and and you really just need to let them know look you lead by example and furthermore leaders need followers and for your team to follow your lead you must be
an authority in their eyes and you've learned to view authority as a math equation authority equals know-how okay authority equals know-how when people see that you know how to do what you're doing you become an authority in theireyes and so by leading by example and by knowing your job that's how you lead finally why are you the best candidate for the job again good question many people get tripped up by this and here are theanswers first of all never compare yourself to another candidate let them worry about doing the comparing you just let them know that you're sure there are other good candidates out there that are good for the job but you'rethe best fit did you catch that there's good candidates and then there's the best fit and that's who you are focus your answer around you being the best fit and of course for you to really make the case
here you had to have been listening to the interviewer and engaged in the conversation but they've heard your story they know that you know the life cycle of tasks and now when you let them know that you're the
El video cambia a las preguntas que el candidato debe hacer para evaluar la oportunidad. Se cubren el origen del puesto, a quién reporta, la trayectoria profesional y el entorno de gestión de proyectos, además de errores a evitar.
best fit you'll be able to convince them based on a strong interview to beat your competition you need to provide the best answers to the questions that are asked but you also need to ask the best questions somake sure that you're asking questions along the way as appropriate because it shows that you're interested and engaged whatever you do don't leave without asking these questions first of all what created this job opportunity and what you're afterhere is you want to know whether you're replacing someone or whether this job was created by growth in the company it reminds me of an experience that i had years ago when i was speaking to a hiring managerwho told me he was looking for a new project manager because the last 15 project managers couldn't get the job done i remember thinking to myself the last 15 project managers couldn't get the job done that did not
sound like a job i was interested in there was definitely an issue with his leadership so make sure you understand what the background is for an opportunity before you say yes to a job next who do project managersreport to and here you want to know if they report to a project management organization like a pmo or if they report to functional managers and what you're looking to understand here is the reporting relationships and whether youwould be reporting to the same person that your resources report to if that's the case your authority as a project manager may be severely impaired and you may not really want this job the better opportunities are the oneswhere project managers have a different reporting structure than their resources the next question you want to ask is what is the career path for project managers at this company companies who take project management seriously have career paths for
their project managersfinally what is the project management environment like at this company what tools do they use what training is available what support will you get for certification if you decide to go that route all these things are important foryou to consider before you say yes to a project management job remember you're looking for the best fit not just any job okay in closing let's look at a few things you definitely want to avoid during your interviewfirst of all make sure you arrive on time you can't afford to lose to your competition over something so simple next don't exaggerate your background or skills this really lacks integrity and will most likely not end well thirddon't make up answers for questions you don't know you're better off being honest and letting the interviewer know that this is not something you've considered in the past or it hasn't been relevant to your career up to now
but you're a fast learner hiring managers are not likely to forgive that kind of a blunder so be honest and straightforward it's definitely the better path next make sure you research the company before you walk in for theinterview believe it or not although this seems obvious this is one of the biggest mistakes that candidates make they get so focused on preparing for the technical portion of the interview that they forget to research the company sobe prepared to speak intelligently about their business and bring at least one or two questions that you can ask them about the company that little bit of due diligence on your part will go a long way towards settingyou apart from your competition i remember one project interview that i had where the hiring manager picked me up in the building lobby and as we walked back to his office for the interview he asked me so what
can you tell me about the company i was prepared i had read their annual report carefully and was able to share a couple of things that had impressed me about their business i also had two solid questions toask him about what i read finally never criticize your previous boss or employer that is in very poor taste and i guarantee you that 9 times out of 10 if not 10 times out of 10 you will notget the job once in a while an interviewer will ask you if there's something you didn't like about your last job or employer i'm not sure i like this question because they're looking for a negative answer but don'tfall for it if you get the question answer with something positive like wow that's a tough one because i really do like my current job or i really did like my previous job and i'm grateful for everything i've
learned that is now allowing me to apply for this opportunity so keep things focused on your attraction to their opportunity and your desire to be a part of their journey okay let's summarize the keys to beating your competition
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and winning the job number one know your story and be prepared to tell it remember that understanding project management fundamentals doesn't differentiate you from the others that's where you're all the same your unique fit in terms of yourstory is where you gain the edge over the others so do your homework read the job description carefully and tell your story in a way that highlights your fit for this job second study the life cycle of dailytasks again project management fundamentals are nice but when you're able to speak intelligently about the daily tasks that happen on the ground you gain an advantage remember you're not managing project fundamentals you're managing people who are doing thesetasks so show the interviewer through intelligent conversation that you have a solid understanding of the tasks you will be managing and the order that they happen in next know how to explain your weaknesses if asked remember let them
know that your strengths are your weaknesses and you're all about balancing those out on a daily basis next be prepared to explain your leadership style and why you're the best fit for this job keep in mind that authorityequals know-how and because you know how to do your job your team will see you as an authority and follow your lead next go prepared to ask your key questions those questions we looked at together will show theinterviewer that you are a career-minded person and not a fly-by-night candidate who's just looking for a job finally understand the things you need to avoid and avoid them take that list seriously you don't want to lose to yourcompetition over something you could have easily prepared for remember practice makes perfect follow the blueprint that i've laid out in this lesson make it yours work hard to prepare and go confidently to your next interview so there you
have it you now have the secret to how to beat your competition during your next project management interview hit rewind and listen to this material as many times as you need to in order to prepare for your nextinterview also leave your comments below i'd like to hear about any challenges that you've had in prior interviews or any questions you have about an upcoming interview finally if you found this video useful i want you to dotwo things number one hit the like button and number two subscribe to my channel in the days and weeks ahead i'm going to be posting some really great project management material and i don't want you to miss itsee you on the next video hey thanks for listening i really enjoyed spending the time with you make sure to check the links on my channel page and follow me on instagram and facebook and don't forget to come
back here to my youtube channel and let me know how your next interview goes i'd love to hear from you