Healthcare IT Project Manager Interview Bootcamp

Name: Healthcare IT Project Manager Interview Bootcamp
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Prepare & pass the most rigorous interview for Healthcare IT Project Manager

Created byJahn Karsybaev

Last updated 4/2018

English

What you'll learn

Pass an interview for IT Project Manager with Healthcare Company
Develop strategies to answer the most complicated questions
Understand how to handle questions that you don't know answers to
Build confidence prior to nerve-wrecking interview

Course content

6 sections • 31 lectures • 42m total length

Introduction1:37
Welcome to Healthcare IT Project Manager Interview Prep. Through the next 3 modules, we will break down in very simple terms the strategies needed to prepare for an interview, the interview process and what to do after the interview.

Indeed, interviews can be very stressful and nerve-wrecking but all of that can be eliminated by thorough preparation. Of course, you cannot be prepared or predict every single question but you can develop strategies how to handle various scenarios and have examples ready to provide.

This material has been structured and prepared based on real-life interviews that we facilitate on weekly basis. These are real scenarios and hypothetical questions that we ask during the interviews for IT Project Manager with the Healthcare industry experience. This material will not repeat what other online articles and similar courses provide, which are generalized terms and basic Project Management questions. All of the questions that are covered in this course are obviously not All-Inclusive but they include the elements that would provide you with an insight into how to respond to many differing scenarios.

Lastly, the following material includes specific answers and examples for how to answer the most complicated questions. You will have an opportunity to review these examples and use some of those for your own answers.

The very last section will provide an opportunity to practice and participate in real-life simulation interview.

Before the Interview0:49
This section covers the preparation steps that you will need to executive before attending the interview. There are two ways of getting scheduled for an interview:

You apply directly on company website or via job search engine
You are represented by the Recruiting agency which submits your resume on your behalf to the hiring manager

In both instances, you should do your research on the company as a general practice. There is no need to overwhelm yourself with too much detail but focus only on key products and services that the prospective company offers.

If you worked through a recruiter, then they should have extensive insight into what the culture of the company is all about, the personality and requirements of the hiring manager(s).

During the Interview - Overview0:36
This section covers the essential core of this material as it includes the specific questions that you can expect, examples of answers and references to provide, and develop strategies to account for the questions that you may not have specific answers to. The questions have been grouped into Three Categories:

Questions to test your Project Management knowledge
Questions to test your Healthcare knowledge
Questions to test your Personality
Q: Tell us about yourself & your experience2:11
Craft a focused elevator pitch highlighting your healthcare project management experience, key projects like electronic health records implementations, certifications such as PMP and MBA, budgets, and personal highlights for interviews.
Q: What is the most important artifact in PM Lifecycle?1:12
Q: Walk us through a process of starting a new project.1:21
Q: What is your highest achievement as a PM?1:31
Q: What is a Critical Path?1:18
Identify the critical path as the sequence of tasks that determine the longest duration. Add up defined tasks to set the schedule, and note slack and parallel starts.
Q: What project management software do you have experience with?1:26
Q: What is WBS and how do you go about preparing it?1:54
Q: Explain the process or the concept of Baselining1:21
Q: How do you go about Risk Planning / Risk Management?1:19
Q: Do you have experience Managing Budgets / Forecasting / ROI / CAPEX vs OPEX?1:32
Develop budgeting and forecasting literacy for healthcare IT project management by understanding ROI calculations, NPV, IRR, TCO, capex vs opex, and capitalizable costs like contracts or labor.
Q: Do you understand the role of the Business Analyst/Sponsor/Stakeholder1:28
Q: What is the purpose of RACI chart?1:00

Q: If we were to call your manager today, what would they say you need to improv1:51
Q: How do you handle pressure and difficult situations?2:17
Q: How do you handle multiple projects, multiple priorities?1:28
Q: How do you handle difficult stakeholders who change their scope/requirements?1:14
Q: What are/did you leave your current employer?1:05
Q: What was your greatest failure and what did you learn from it?0:46

Requirements

You should have basic understanding of Project Management
You should have general knowledge of PMBOK concepts
You should have basic knowledge of MS Project software
Willingness to break into or advance in Healthcare Industry as a PM

Description

According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Healthcare industry is set to create 4 million new jobs by 2026, accounting for about a third of total Job Growth. It is a niche and one of the most stable industries, which makes it an attractive industry to focus on for many qualified professionals. Information Technology in Healthcare is even a further step towards securing a growing and rewarding career. Moreover, Project Management is considered to be one of the most advanced professions which will be rather impossible to replace by automation, robotics and technology due to numerous human & interpersonal factors that play into successful management of the projects.

Project Management jobs within IT HealthCare sectors have one of the highest and best compensation packages, with salaries ranging from $120 - $150K, depending on your region.

Interviewing for an IT Project Manager Job can be a nerve wrecking and stressful experience. Even further, getting into a HealthCare sector as an IT Project Manager is not an easy feat but not impossible. Preparation is crucial and one must exhibit not only solid Project Management capabilities and experience, but also relevant HealthCare experience in order to be able to hit the ground running from Day 1.

The following material is decomposed into key 3 sections:

Before the Interview
During the Interview
After the Interview

Each section takes a closer look at strategies and techniques to implement in order to effectively prepare for the interview, answer the most complicated questions and impress the interviewees. We will go over different examples of questions as well as the sample answers that will help you develop and execute a strategy that will get you in the door.

Upon completion of this course, you will be well-prepared to answer the most complicated questions and develop strategies for how to handle the most ambiguous scenarios.

Who is this for?

This material is for a mid-career Project Manager with some experience in IT who is looking to get into HealthCare industry or advance their careers to the next level. If you are currently looking for a new job, new career or have an interview lined up and need to prepare, then this course is for you. Indeed, there is a plethora of material online, but the majority is focused on generic textbook questions and answers. This course will provide you with the most relevant questions and sample answers to the most unexpected and hypothetical questions.

This interview guide is based on real-life scenarios, questions that we use to hire the top talent. This is not just a consolidation of average questions that you can find on the Internet, but rather a practical prep workshop that includes sample responses that you can leverage during your interviews.

The following material assumes that you have a general knowledge and understanding of Project Management basics, at minimum. You do not need to be PMP certified but it is preferred.

You will benefit greatly from this prep guide if:

You are a Project Manager who is not advancing / getting promoted rapidly as you should
You are a Project Manager with an unstable Company or an Industry
You are currently preparing for an Interview with a Healthcare company
You have limited experience managing Healthcare related projects but want to break into that industry
You are a Business Analyst / Jr Project Manager / Project Coordinator who is looking to advance to more Senior role as a Project Manager

Who this course is for:

Project Manager who is preparing for an interview
Project Manager who is looking to break in or advance in Healthcare Industry
Project Manager who needs to pass an interview with Healthcare Company
Project Manager who is not advancing / getting promoted rapidly as you should
PM with limited experience managing Healthcare related projects but want to break into that industry
A Business Analyst / Jr Project Manager / Project Coordinator who is looking to advance to more Senior role as a Project Manager

Healthcare IT Project Manager Interview Bootcamp

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 2min

Before the Interview1 lecture • 1min

During the Interview13 lectures • 18min

Healthcare Questions7 lectures • 10min

Personality Questions6 lectures • 9min

Summary Material3 lectures • 3min

Requirements

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