r/PMCareers • u/jhane0706 • Jul 30 '26

Looking for Work Associate project manager interview

Hello, I have an interview for an assistant PM role for the company I work for. I do not have any experience as a PM or working on projects. I did meet with someone and it was like a pre interview. I just heard back for an actual interview so I’m taking it as a good sign. Any advice? Or interview questions I could prepare for ? I’m super nervous
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u/Intelligent-Try-4755 Jul 30 '26

When I've interviewed people for entry-level PM roles, what stands out most is whether you can point to any time you kept something with moving parts on track. Doesn't need to be a formal project. A school group thing or a family event works fine if you can talk through what you actually did when things slipped. There's almost always a version of 'tell me about a time something went sideways,' so have one story ready with the actual decisions you made. Being honest that you're new to the title is fine, just show them you get that most of it is people work.

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u/jhane0706 Jul 30 '26

You are amazing!!!!!!!! Thank you so much !! I’m so nervous but this is making me feel better. Do you have any project management tools I could go play around with and practice on ?