Seaport Planning Manager Interview Questions

1 Name a time when your advice to management led to an improvement in your company or otherwise helped your employer.
2 Share an example when you recommended transportation system improvements or projects, based on economic, population, land-use or traffic projections.
3 Describe methods you have found effective to review development plans for transportation system effects, infrastructure requirements, or compliance with applicable transportation regulations.
4 Tell me how you organize, plan, and prioritize your work.
5 What are some long-range objectives that you developed in your last job? What did you do to achieve them?
6 Give me an example of when you thought outside of the box. How did it help your employer?
7 Tell me about an experience in which you analyzed information and evaluated results to choose the best solution to a problem.
8 Would you consider analyzing data or information a strength? How so?
9 Share an example of a time you had to gather information from multiple sources. How did you determine which information was relevant?
10 Share an experience in which your ability to consider the costs or benefits of a potential action helped you choose the most appropriate action.
11 Share an experience in which your understanding of a current or upcoming problem helped your company to respond to the problem.
12 Please share an experience in which you presented to a group. What was the situation and how did it go?
13 How would you rate your writing skills? (Ask for an example that demonstrates great writing skills.)
14 Provide an example of a time when you were able to demonstrate excellent listening skills. What was the situation and outcome?
15 Tell me about the last time you monitored or reviewed information and detected a problem. How did you respond?