7 SCRUM MASTER INTERVIEW QUESTIONS & ANSWERS!

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In this interview training video, interview tips expert Richard McMunn guides you through his top 7 scrum master interview questions and high scoring answers.
WHAT DOES A SCRUM MASTER DO?
The role of a scrum master is to lead and facilitate a team using AGILE principles and processes to achieve the product creation goals and objectives. Their purpose is to hold daily scrum meetings to ask questions that focus the team on completing the agreed scrum principles and project timelines and specifications.

The scrum master job role is one that requires a unique set of skills, qualities and attributes and the employer or hiring manager will need to tailor the job to their own needs ad requirements.

HOW DO I PREPARE FOR A SCRUM MASTER INTERVIEW?
Richard's advice, as per the information contained within this video, is to prepare for the following interview questions.

LIST OF 20 SCRUM MASTER INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
Q1. Tell me about yourself and why you want to work in this role as our Scrum Master?
Q2. Why should we hire you as our Scrum Master?
Q3. In your opinion, what is a successful Scrum Master?
Q4. Tell us about an issue you had with a stakeholder and what you did to resolve it?
Q5. Tell me how you would facilitate a daily scrum meeting?
Q6. How would you deal with discord or conflict in the team?
Q7. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Q8. What skills and attributes do you possess that will help you in the role of scrum master?
Q9. Describe a time when you experienced conflict as part of a task or project and how you dealt with it?
Q10. Tell me what you understand about the ‘project lifecycle’?
Q11. Have you ever been a part of a project where the client was dissatisfied?
Q12. How would you approach a project that had a limited budget and limited members of staff at your disposal?
Q13. You are in a meeting presenting your plan of action to important clients and stakeholders. One of the meeting members says she doesn’t understand a part of your presentation because it’s too technical. What would you do?
Q14. Why do you want to leave your current employment?
Q15. What’s your style of communication as a Scrum Master?
Q16. As our Scrum Master, how would you motivate a team?
Q17. You are the Scrum Master on a difficult project when it becomes clear a team member is underperforming. What would you do?
Q18. Where do you see yourself in five years’ time?
Q19. What are your salary expectations in the role of Scrum Master for our company?
Q20. That’s the end of your scrum master interview. Do you have questions for the panel?
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[babie]

I came back to say a very BIG THANK YOU. For this particular video. I was always coming back to listen to it while reading back to back for my interview. I finally got a job as a scrum master in my dream organisation that happens to be one of the biggest investment companies in the whole of the USA. Thank you once again sir. Keep up your good work and God bless you.

[pratibhaa]

Hi Richard,
I came back to let you know how effective your videos are. I followed them religiously and cracked SM interview in first attempt in Norway. I also bought this package. Thank you so much Sir.

[islamait]

Thanks for the amazing questions and answers to the Scrum Master Interview questions. Q6. How would you deal with discord or conflict in the team? The answer is amazing but the daily scrum meeting is not for discussing the root cause of conflicts because it is timeboxed (15v minutes maximum). The discussion should behold after the daily scrum meeting (separate meeting). Thanks again

[agileadvocate]

Thanks Richard.
This would really help people out there who are good scrum masters but confused in the job market and not able to structure their answers in an appealing manner. This is brilliant.
Also, I would like to say that it doesn't matter if its selling tactics or not, you are trying to help people in your own way. Most of us understand not everything comes for free. If they like you they should contribute generously but some would look for freebies. Just dont let those comments effect you negatively. Cheers!

[raw]

Brilliant Q&A! Really appreciate your efforts and sharing. Thank you!
There is only one sentence - at 4:18 - during this amazing video I do not suggest with 25 years of experience as a recruiter: canditates do not have to work EXTREMELY hard. "Just" work hard. Do what you have to do as a professional. If you work extremely hard, 24/12-16hrs - 24/7days you will get a burn out soon. I never wanted to hear anything like this, This is not honest.

[samukelisiwezondo]

Hi Richard, Thank you so much. I am a Scrum Master today .Stay blessed.

[stevencrays]

I'm getting ready for my second Project Coordinator interview with the same company and can easily adapt these Q & A's to help me do well. Thank you for sharing.

[saisanaka]

Sir I like the way you put the answer together. Can you answer ‘how to deal with team that rigid and against agile methodology?

[leticiavieira]

Really nice! Althought the Daily Scrum meeting answer gave the impression Scrum master "must" participate, when it is a Development team meeting according to the Guide. Otherwise it becames a status meeting instead a meeting to development team organize themselves.

[shoiebameer]

I really relished for the content you have shared with people who are in the interview process, i am thankful to you.

[Superratis]

This really helped me scoring my job last year, thank you Richard!

[aliciarius]

Having 3 final interviews for a Scrum Master job this week. Thanks for all these videos!

[gourikasture]

That's brilliant !!
Thank you for sharing and the way they should be answered !

[JoeAnand]

Aren't there any coaches other than Richard who can provide Q&A for PM or SM interviews? :) Jokes apart, Thanks Richard McMunn. You're really brilliant!

[bindumalavi]

Thanks a lot! It’s really very helpful. 🙏

[ShawnPaulBerrios]

I see that a lot of these answers are based off of past experience. What if I’m new to this and I have NO experience? What do you suggest? Thanks for the video though definitely thumbs up

[abhyudaykasture]

Brilliant stuff !!
Very informative and positive answers for a Scrum Master.
Thank you so much

[dianap]

Thanks! This was really helpful for my job interview. 👍

[tomosap]

Sorry, but think you've misplaced the term "scrum master" in this video, when it should've been "project manager" - a lot of your answers, whilst they are very good, are delivered in a commanding sense, i.e. giving instructions on how people should conduct themselves. The nuance in the role of a scrum master, is how to take on a more servant-like attitude, where you ask others what they would like to achieve, and help *reveal* to them through their own discoveries what the best way forward is. The example answer you gave on how to resolve a problem is dripping in "project manager" speak. No scrum master would travel and essentially blackmail a company CEO into action. It seems you've come from a background where you lead teams of people through projects, hence your unconscious bias in the answers given. Don't get me wrong, I think the video is great and full of great information, but it misses the mark in terms of the role it's aimed at.

[angieboosey]

Quite good advice on here, so thank you for taking the time. May I just point out to any new SM's out there that the Daily Stand-up is NEVER the place to have discussions about an issue of any kind. (10 mins into the video) Either a separate get together, away from your computers, or deal with it in a retrospective if its something you can resolve amongst yourselves. Also the link takes you to nothing other than something you have to purchase. :(