Assessing a PM job

Context

• Is it a new role?
• Why did the previous person leave?
• Why was this role created?

Typical activities

• What would a typical week look like?
• What meetings would I be going to?
• What would I be delivering?
• To whom would I be delivering to?
• Who would I be interacting with the most?
• How would I be interacting with them?

Relationship with the manager

• Can you share some behaviors that a successful person on your team exhibits?
• What behaviours haven't worked out so well?
• What's your background?
• When did you start managing the team?
• How has the team changed since then?
• Where do you see the team going?

Priorities

• What are things that you are measured by?
• How do I fall in line?
• How do I make the team and you succeed?
• What are the metrics that I'm measured by?

Growth and leveling

• Where will this role be going?
• If a person succeeds in this role, what would they be doing in 1-2 years from now?