You finally land an interview for a project management position you are excited about.

You are THRILLED.

How cool is that?

Now you want to make sure you won’t screw this up.

Because this could be your chance to can get you out of your boring hamster-wheel job and provide you with exciting new opportunities.

You really put in effort to make sure the interview goes well.

You brainstorm potential questions you might get asked, and you note down the kind of answers that would make sense.

May be you even get new clothes to ensure you leave a great impression.

“Fake it till you make it”, as they say

With excitement and a bit of fear, you await the interview.

And then…
Interview Day!

Counting ….

15 minutes

10 minutes

5 minutes.

You got sweaty palms,

You probably paid more visits to the bathroom in the past 60 minutes than in the last 60 days.

Haha, we all know what interviews feel like, right?

Finally, the interview starts.

“Welcome”

The hiring manager, joined by a team member or an HR person welcomes you with a big grin and immediately starts firing questions at you.

“Tell us a bit about yourself”

“What made you apply for the job?”

“Why do you want to work for _____?”

“Why do you want to leave your current company?”

Tough questions.

After a general discussion, the interview focuses on the position. What your responsibilities would be if you were hired. Who you would collaborate with. What makes the job challenging and what the ideal candidate should bring in terms of skills and experience.

“Why do you think you are a good fit for this position?”

You give a decent but generic answer as to why you think you are a good fit.

You feel it’s an okay answer, but it’s not compelling.

Any other candidate would have probably given a similar answer.

‘Let’s just get through this interview …’

Thank God, you are almost done.

But before you are being released, the manager still has one question for you.

It’s the one question most candidates hate and SUCK AT answering because mentally, they are already out of the door and gone:

“Do you have any further questions?”

Are you going to take the easy way out and respond with ‘No, all good’?

Hopefully, you don’t, because this question is really an opportunity for you to stand out from the other candidates.

Well, at least you made it through the interview without totally embarrassing yourself.

A few days pass.

Finally, you hear back from the company, and your heart drops:

Dear applicant,

We regret to inform you that we could not consider you for the position of a ___ PM__

We wish you all the best for your career

Sincerely
Recruiter Name

*Gulp*

You can feel the disappointment in your gut.

Not just because you didn’t get the job.

You feel the interview went pretty well.

You didn’t say anything stupid.

It was a smooth and lively conversation and there was no awkward moment.

There was also no indication that you didn’t have any of the demanded skills.

So why did you not get the job?

You don’t know, because you are not getting any feedback!

If only you got some feedback like “Okay, what is it that I could improve on or is there some reason where I’m lacking to get this a job.”

But no, that’s it.

Without any specific feedback about where you can improve, you’ll walk into the next interview with just the same mindset, the same level of preparation and the same standard answers.

And the result will probably be …. let’s be frank … the same:

You won’t get to the next round, and you won’t get the job.

You and I know that’s not the most effective way to go about interviewing.

Think about it:

You are not just looking for ANY job.

You want to get into your dream job. One that can transform your life, give you more status, more responsibility, more perks, higher pay, the envy of your peers, instagramm-able vacations.

What are the chances of getting the job if you don’t change your approach to interviewing?

If you just keep performing at the same level

Isn’t that like gambling? Hoping that one day, after 203 intense interviews, you will magically be accepted into the “Project Manager Hall of Fame”

You can do better, I know for sure.

With a bit of extra preparation …

• you could go into an interview more relaxed and with much greater confidence
• you could leave a much better impression
• you could provide higher-quality answers to standard interview questions
• you could double your “leadership charisma” and instantly be regarded as a leader-type
• you could leverage your unique background and personality to stand out
• most importantly: you could persuade the hiring manager that you are the real deal, the one who could do the job

What I’m telling you here isn’t just my opinion.

It’s not theory.

It’s all coming from my own experience, because I managed to pull myself out of a boring technical job into project management, and from there gradually got myself into higher level PM roles with more and more responsibility and ultimately become one of the most respected Project Managers in the company.

And to be honest:

The odds were not all stacked in my favor.

I didn’t have any role models in my family who had made a corporate career.

I didn’t go to a famous school.

I had good grades but I wasn’t a top student.

I’m not the 6-foot Dolph Lundgren type who everyone automatically accepts as a leader.

I don’t have the low, powerful voice of Henry Kissinger where everybody drops their pencil and starts listening.

I had to *earn* my way into the project management rack that would eventually make me an accepted leader in the company.

And by *earning* I don’t mean just doing a great job.

I consistently improved my skills

Not just the hard skills but also my soft skills

I spent a lot of time talking to hiring managers and recruiters to better understand what companies were really looking for in a good project manager.

I read books on body language to better understand the unconscious signals I was sending at work but also during an interview.

I watched videos about fashion because I wanted to learn how to dress better, because we all know about the impact of clothing style on how you are being perceived.

In a nutshell, I did everything I could possibly do to boost my success in job interviews and to land my next-level dream job.

And you know what?

I almost ALWAYS got an offer — even though I didn’t meet all the requirements from the job description

What I’m trying to get across here is that:

After your next project management job interview, you could be in your dream position

Whatever that would be for you.

Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

You name it.

It’s possible. It’s not rocket science.

If I’ve been able to break the shackles of my boring job and embark on an amazing career as a project manager ….

…. you can do it too.

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