Interview questions for Communications Manager/Specialist/Strategist/Assistant
Interview questions for Communications Manager
- How can social media promote brand image?
- What important factors do you evaluate before developing a communications strategy for a new product?
- Can you describe a time a brand campaign didn’t perform as well as you expected? How did you handle it?
- What do you think is the most important part of successfully leading a communications department?
- What factors do you consider before releasing a press release about a new product or service?
Interview questions for Communications Specialist
General questions
- Why are you interested in this position?
- How did you get into communications?
- What does it mean to be an effective communicator?
- What is your favorite method of marketing?
- Which skills help you be an effective communications specialist?
- Why are you the right candidate for this role?
- Why do you want to work for our company?
Experience/background
- Do you have experience working directly with clients?
- What form of marketing are you most comfortable with?
- What form of marketing do you want more experience with?
- Do you have experience writing press releases?
- What does a good press release include?
- How do you effectively collaborate with others?
- Tell me about a time you used teamwork to solve a problem.
In depth questions about your skills
- How would you successfully manage multiple clients at once?
- How would you handle a public relations crisis?
- What would you do if a campaign did not perform well?
- How did you use your problem-solving skills to handle complex situations?
- What would you improve about our company’s communication methods?
- Have you ever dealt with a challenging stakeholder? What did you do in this situation?
- How do you tailor a message to a target audience?
- What are the steps of the marketing research process?
Interview questions for Communications Strategist
- Why do you want this communications strategist job?
- What have you learned from mistakes on the communications strategist job?
- What challenges are you looking for in this communications strategist position?
- Describe a typical work week for a communications strategist position?
- What is your biggest weakness?
- Why should we hire you for a communications strategist position?
- What do you know about our company?
- Why do you want to work with us?
- Did the salary we offer attract you to this communications strategist job?
Communications Assistant
- Can you tell me about a time when you were able to communicate successfully with someone?
- What is your experience in managing conflict?
- What skills and abilities do you think are most important in a communication assistant role?
- Have you ever worked with media or written press releases?
- Does this position help you with your long-term career goals?