Public Relations Manager Question:

☛ Why do you want to work in public relations?
☛ What previous experience and education lead your interest in a public relations position?
☛ Why do companies need public relations?
☛ Why did you apply to our company?
☛ What does "public relations" mean to you?
☛ What kind of opportunity are you looking for?
☛ What would your role be at this firm if you were hired?
☛ What qualities make a good public relations employee?
☛ What's the difference between public relations and advertising?
☛ How would you balance advocacy and objectivity?
☛ Can you multi-task?
☛ What are the elements that make up interactive public relations?
☛ What are the advantages of an in-house public relations department?
☛ What are the disadvantages of hiring a public relations firm?
☛ Do you prefer working for an in-house pr department or a pr agency?
☛ What writing experience do you have?
☛ What is a press release?
☛ How would you contact and communicate with a reporter?
☛ Have you created a by-lined article or case study?
☛ Have you even been misunderstood professionally or personally?
☛ When responding media and public inquiries, what do you find most difficult to answer?
☛ Tell me about a print campaign you have worked on?
☛ Tell me about a social media campaign you have worked on?
☛ Have you ever had to handle a social media crisis? What did you do?
☛ What media outlets do you follow? Why?
☛ Give me an example of how you creatively solved a problem at work.
☛ How do you measure the results of a PR campaign?
☛ Why are exhibitions at trade shows popular?
☛ What is the role of content in public relations?
☛ In what direction do you see the public relations industry heading?
☛ What personality characteristics are most important to be successful in public relations?