Senior communications manager Interview Questions
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Senior Communications Manager interview questions shared by candidates
How do you manage project expectations when multiple stakeholders are involved?
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I would guess that you would want to accurately convey the potential of the project within a predetermined timeframe. Ideally you want to sell the vision of the project while staying realistic. Most of the project expectations should lean on the "must haves" opposed to the "wants" of the project. Less
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I made the point that there are several ingredients to proper stakeholder management -- especially when there are many (with often disparate goals and needs) involved in a single project. I stressed the importance of excellent communication, strong interpersonal skills, sharp organizational skills and the ability to inspire confidence and maintain authority as the PM. Less
The company was approaching the split, so I was asked about my ideas on the communications before, during and after the spin-off. Then I was asked about my experience with solar and PV press system globally. I also got some more general questions about problem solving, team management, time management.
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The spin off related communication was the core of my assignment, so I prepare a comms plan, including social and press releases. Less
One of my interviews in 1997 consisted of an hour long questions/discussions on Forecasting techniques, Operations Research, and Statistics.
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I found it beneficial
Tell me about a time you failed at your job? How did you respond?
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Insert scenario description with details that provided the challenge, why I was involved in the task and the goals, what actions were taken to resolve and how you leveraged your strengths to resolve the issue and learn from mistake for future situations. Less
Half of the interviewers were technical/engineers, e.g. BDA and had no idea what the marketing role required.
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Explained the difference between marketing and communications
Tell me about a fundraising campaign you have run.
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I had a bit of trouble answering this question because the job description did not indicate that this was a position doing fundraising per se. It described it as a communications position that was housed in the development department and that assisted quite a bit with fundraising, but I was told during the call that this position is the only communications position in the whole organization. So I didn't think I in this position would actually be the one responsible for running fundraising campaigns (especially when there are designated/official fundraisers for the organization). Less
