Competency based interview

Some tips

What Interview Boards Looks for:

That you :

• Can do the job

• Have done something similar

• Will fit in - and can prove it by

examples

• Have passed all of the

competencies

The interview board is looking for:

• The Behaviours

• Skills

• Knowledge

• Competence

a person needs to be able to perform effectively in the job

Have your examples ready and include

What I did

What I learned

What did I do differently

Have more than one example for each competency

About you• What do you know about the Organisation?

• What local knowledge/experience do you have?

• What do you know of the Department & this job?

• Have you experience of a similar job?

What are competencies?

• Interpersonal Skills and Understanding

• Decision Making and Judgment

• Organizational Awareness

• Customer service

• Planning & organising

• Communication skills

• People skills

• Technical knowledge etc

What the board will do….

• EXPLORE – your answer

• PROBE – get you to expand

• OUTCOME – what happened

• LEARNING – what did you do differently

• APPLICATION – so what

This will determine who gets the job

Typical questions…..

• Tell me about a time that …

• How do you plan your day…

• What is the role of the …

• What specifically will you bring to this position….

• What changes have you made in the last 6 months…

You and the interview…

• Be prepared

• Arrive on time

• Speak up

• Listen to the question FULLY

• Think before you answer

• Deal with a difficult question (have a plan)

• Ok to say ‘I don’t know’ (once)

You and the interview….

• Your time to SHINE

• Show by your examples that you have the necessary skills/competencies

Remember:

Past performance is the only judge of future

practice

Avoid

• ‘ I think I am …..

• Speaking too fast or too slow

• Bluffing or taking a stab at the answer

• Don’t interrupt the Interviewer

• Don’t be over familiar (if you know one of the Interview Board)

Do

• Engage with the interviewers

• Be familiar with your CV

• Clarify a question if you are not sure of

it (only once or twice – NOT every

question)

• Be brief and concise with your answers

• Answer the question you were asked

• Listen carefully to the questions

To finish….

Don’t dig a hole……

At the end of the interview say thank you and leave

Good luck