Communications Officer (PR) practice interview
Media relations, press releases, crisis statements and managing approvals with senior stakeholders. Practise the 5 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- Mid level
- 20 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
A communications officer manages how an organisation speaks to the media and the public. You build relationships with journalists, write press releases and statements, prepare spokespeople, monitor coverage and help lead the response when a crisis breaks. The panel wants clear writing, sound judgement and the ability to get approvals quickly from senior people.
How to prepare
- Prepare a press release or statement you wrote and be ready to explain your choices.
- Think through how you would respond to a damaging story in the first few hours.
- Revise how you build and maintain relationships with journalists and editors.
- Prepare an example of managing approvals with several senior stakeholders under time pressure.
- Study the organisation's recent coverage and be ready to discuss it.
Common mistakes
- Writing statements that are vague, defensive or full of jargon.
- Overpromising coverage you cannot control.
- Ignoring accuracy and approvals in a rush to respond.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
5 questions the way interviewers ask for this role, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 5 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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