Defra Project Manager Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Defra.
Defra
Project Manager
Mid Average Positive experience Decline offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The interview process felt really organized, and I always knew where I was in the process. It was easy to tell if they needed more info from my answers or if I was off track. They focused on competency-based questions, mostly about project management. No small talk, they just went straight into the questions.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you describe a project you managed and detail your collaboration with stakeholders?
Defra
Project Support Officer
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Panel
Interview formats
Behavioral Other
You start with an online application, submitting your CV and personal statement. After that, there's an interview over MS Teams. The interview includes behaviour and strength-based questions. It was structured, but felt pretty chill and the panel were nice.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you share a hobby or interest you have outside of work?
Defra
Project Support Officer
Mid Difficult Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Panel
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
This was a pooling process for several candidates applying to different directorates. The panel was nice, and they were understanding when I had technical difficulties and couldn't see them during the interview. The job was advertised as open to anyone with a project or operations background. My background is in ops, but they seemed to require specific project management framework experience, making the technicality quite high. The panel didn't know which directorates I'd applied for and didn't ask how my experience fit them. They provided feedback and scored my answers on the jobs portal, giving a summary that was useful for seeing what impressed them.
Confirmed questions8 questions
- Can you share an example of when you worked well with others?
- How have you demonstrated delivering at pace?
- Tell me about an instance of using your communication and influencing skills.
Defra Project Manager Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Defra interview reports.
“What is your understanding of knowledge management processes at a practitioner level?”
Read reports →“What is your understanding of change control processes at a practitioner level?”
Read reports →“Could you share a hobby or interest you have outside of work?”
Read reports →“What's your working knowledge of project assurance?”
Read reports →“What's your working knowledge of project governance?”
Read report →“What's your working knowledge of stakeholder engagement in projects?”
Read report →“What's your working knowledge of project management frameworks and methodologies?”
Read report →“What's your working knowledge of project scheduling?”
Read report →“Could you share an instance where you had to manage difficult stakeholders during a project, and what was your approach?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 5 Defra interview reports.