Tips and lifehaks how to prepare for the interview.
The real case with excercises what should be done before the interview with hiring manager and after that, which tools could be useful and what rules are to remeber.
3. WHO IS LOOKED FOR?
Position
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Specialization
ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT
https://career.luxoft.com/careers/177354/senior-project-manager/
4. RESPONSIBILITIES
Builds and maintains strong relationship with Leads/Stakeholders in the business
to ensure alignment with client needs, business requirements and project
management resources.
Reviews performance and directs appropriate interventions to address and meet
changing client needs and business priorities.
Lead consolidated stakeholder meetings, providing program updates, risks, issues
and remediations.
Manages project plan and mitigates any risk and issues as they are identified.
Establishes the governance (decision making) structure for the project and
manage/escalate issues and risks to the appropriate management levels.
Requirements elaboration and delivery planning, ensure delivery as per SDLC
process
Responsible for Service Delivery including issues/incidents.
5. MANDATORY SKILLS
Excellent communication, negotiation, networking and influencing skills;
Excellent consumer relationship management skill with service-oriented
mindset.
Ability to work across multiple business groups.
Advanced analytical and problem solving skills, root cause analysis
Extensive experience in delivering technical and/or operational data
management solutions.
Ability to work in fast paced environment;
Possess excellent written & verbal communication skills
Experience managing 25+ FTE teams
Team and people management
Experience in leading a SCRUM team
7. WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING TO RECEIVE?
Offer in
anycase
Dream job
right decision
8. EXERCISE # 1 – WHAT TO ASK AND CLARIFY
MUST BE PRESENT OR
EXIST
1. …
2. …
3. …
ABSOLUTELY
UNCOMFORTABLE
1. …
2. …
3. …
9. STEP 1 – UPDATE CV
• Experienced Product Owner
• QA Lead
• Tech Lead
• Scrum master
• Business Analyst
• Head of Delivery Department
10. STEP 1.1 - COVERING LETTER
Standing out and high efficiency
Self presentation skills
Business correspondence skills
Level of writing English
Unique candidate
11. EXERCISE # 2 – KEY WORDS TO ADD
ACCORDING TO THE
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. …
2. …
3. …
ACCORDING TO THE
MANDATORY SKILLS
1. …
2. …
3. …
12. STEP 2 – TEST
CASE
Prepare the email for the following
cases:
a) Client has sent an escalation email (delay
with release, lot of bugs, etc.). Your
response.
b) Client wants to change some logic within
the sprint. Your response.
c) Dev environment is unstable, you
couldn't deliver in time. Your email with
notification to Client.
d) Client hasn't sent required elucidation
yet,
your email.
No test case? skip the step
! As usual checking
the most required
skill !
13. EXERCISE # 3 – HOW TO REPLY
Imagine that…
Polite English
Acknowledge & gratitude
Structured email
Signature
https://www.slideshare.net/ladytj1754/email
15. EXERCISE # 4 – HOW TO PREPARE
What you know about the company?
What you know about the domain?
What you know about the hiring manager?
Do you have answers for popular questions?
16.
17. EXERCISE # 5 – QUESTIONS FOR INTERVIEW
Clarify your values
Show your interests
Show your experience
Knowledge vs Understanding
Structured message
19. STEP 4 - WHAT TO REMEMBER
Self presentation with concrete details:
What? How? How many how much? Ideas? Result?
Self – organized (time management, style, notepad, etc)
Balance To talk To listen to
Professionalism vs Arrogance
Under- or Over-fitting
Polite communication