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"Employers hiring project coordinators are looking for candidates with the organizational skills and communication abilities to oversee project logistics. Duties may include coordinating meetings, updating project schedules, training staff, and ensuring that important information is relayed to the right people. Expect to answer questions that will assess your ability to solve problems, streamline project workflow, and excel on a team. Any experience using project management software is a plus."

Top Project Coordinator Interview Questions & How to Answer

Question 1

Question #1: How do you approach problem-solving challenges?

How to answer
How to answer: Start by explaining how you minimize problems before they arise. Provide an overview of how you approach problems once you have identified them. As you frame your response to the question, talk about a specific problem you have faced in the past and outline what methods you used to solve it. Finish your answer by highlighting what lessons you learned from the experience.
Question 2

Question #2: How do you handle competing requests and priorities for your time?

How to answer
How to answer: A project coordinator needs to manage myriad details, and each project stakeholder can have different priorities and deadlines. Explain how you analyze and prioritize each component in the overall context of the project. Highlight that you can be flexible with your time but that your focus is always on the project's goals. Also, mention how you communicate with different stakeholders to keep them on track and manage their expectations along the way.
Question 3

Question #3: What project management experience would you bring to this position?

How to answer
How to answer: A project coordinator can be an entry-level role in project management, so you won't always be expected to have direct project management experience. Draw on any experience you've had that demonstrates you can stay organized and precise. You can provide examples of work you've done for university group projects, organizing surveys, or preparing for an event.

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Account Coordinator

Interviewed at Moat

3.6★
Mar 29, 2017

Why Moat? Why are you looking to leave your current job? Why this role? Questions on presentation too What have you done outside your job description at work/When have you gone the extra mile? What excites you at work? What motivates you?

First interview (2:1) Tell us about a time you had to deal with multiple scheduling conflicts Why are you the best candidate? Why did you apply to this role and specifically to Sotheby's? What is your biggest shortcoming? How do you feel about working odd hours? (they meant to ask about staying late to finish work) Tell us about yourself (asked in 1st and 2nd interviews) Second interview (1:1) You're overqualified for this role. Why did you even apply? How do you deal with 'big' personalities? (they mean demanding and unreasonably stressed) You know I was a professor, I used to teach at university* - why didn't you pursue a PhD? You're not going to like this role. It's not what you want. Why did you apply knowing you are overqualified? What's happening over at [our closest competitor's - my former employer]? Is everyone getting fired or... you know, Sotheby's had a bunch of people leave last year and now [your former employer] is going through that. Tell me, what's it like..** How did you get that job at [our nearest competitor's]? Do you know someone or did you apply or..? *She taught at Birkbeck.. **I chose not to answer this. Confidentiality agreements matter and she can hire a PI if she's that curious.
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Coordinator

Interviewed at Sotheby's

2.5★
Mar 1, 2017

First interview (2:1) Tell us about a time you had to deal with multiple scheduling conflicts Why are you the best candidate? Why did you apply to this role and specifically to Sotheby's? What is your biggest shortcoming? How do you feel about working odd hours? (they meant to ask about staying late to finish work) Tell us about yourself (asked in 1st and 2nd interviews) Second interview (1:1) You're overqualified for this role. Why did you even apply? How do you deal with 'big' personalities? (they mean demanding and unreasonably stressed) You know I was a professor, I used to teach at university* - why didn't you pursue a PhD? You're not going to like this role. It's not what you want. Why did you apply knowing you are overqualified? What's happening over at [our closest competitor's - my former employer]? Is everyone getting fired or... you know, Sotheby's had a bunch of people leave last year and now [your former employer] is going through that. Tell me, what's it like..** How did you get that job at [our nearest competitor's]? Do you know someone or did you apply or..? *She taught at Birkbeck.. **I chose not to answer this. Confidentiality agreements matter and she can hire a PI if she's that curious.

If you could have changed one thing about the college you went to, what would you change? Tell us about your previous experiences/walk me through your resume. How do you work under stress? What do you do to stay organized?
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Coordinator

Interviewed at Advisory Board

3.9★
Feb 8, 2017

If you could have changed one thing about the college you went to, what would you change? Tell us about your previous experiences/walk me through your resume. How do you work under stress? What do you do to stay organized?

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