Publicity Director Interview Questions

31 Tell me about the last time you oversaw the work of someone else. How did you effectively motivate, develop, and direct the worker(s)?
32 Describe an experience in which your ability to work well with others and reconcile differences helped your company or employer. (Make sure the candidate knows how to negotiate.)
33 Share an effective approach to working with a large amount of information/data. How has your approach affected your company?
34 Provide a time when you dealt calmly and effectively with a high-stress situation.
35 Share an experience in which your relationship with a client, governement official, or media representative helped you develop a new business opportunity.
36 How do you balance cooperation with others and independent thinking? Share an example. (Try to determine if the candidate has a cooperative attitude or is otherwise good-natured.)
37 Share a time when you willingly took on additional responsibilities or challenges. How did you successfully meet all of the demands of these responsibilities? (Make sure the candidate is a self-starter and can demonstrate some initiative.)
38 Describe a time in which you wrote a press release, prepared information for a media kit, or developed and maintained a company web page, which was interesting and effective.
39 Provide a time when you worked in a rapidly evolving workplace. How did you deal with the change? (Make sure the candidate is flexible.)
40 Share an experience in which your willingness to lead or offer an opinion helped your company.
41 Share an example of when you established and accomplished a goal that was personally challenging. What helped you succeed?
42 Tell me about a time when you developed your own way of doing things or were self-motivated to finish an important task.
43 Provide an experience in which you were sensitive to somone's needs or feelings. How did your helpfulness affect your work environment?
44 Provide an example of when you were persistent in the face of obstacles.
45 Tell me about a time you identified a main client group or audience and successfully implemented a communication plan with them. Why was the plan you implemented the best plan? How did you develop it?