Key Post: Preparing for a "Competency Based Interview"
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Re: Preparing for a "Competency Based Interview"
Or what can be difficult is relating your actual skills/experience to what may be abstracted questions asked in the interview. You might not have specific experience in something that they're asking about, but you might have something similar/relevant/close to what they're looking for. And remember, don't limit your examples to your work experience. You may have shown excellent persuasion skills in getting your football club permission to use another teams pitch for training.
Remember, they'll have a bog standard set of questions which they'll ask, without much reference to what you're telling them in reply. So, you might mention something earlier in an interview that might be the specific response to another question later on. Don't duplicate answers, but make reference to other example also - "As I told you about earlier...".
Finally, don't be afraid to take time to think up answers. They're putting you on the spot, so taking 30secs to a minute to come up with answers should be acceptable. You don't have to answer in an instant.
Finally finally, interviews should be the easiest thing in the world for people going for jobs they're qualified for, or they massively interested in. You shouldn't really need advice because all you've got to do is go in and talk about how great you are in every situation (most people love talking about themselves), and how much interest you have in the job you do, and the job you'll be doing for your new employer.
Best of luck.
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Or what can be difficult is relating your actual skills/experience to what may be abstracted questions asked in the interview. You might not have specific experience in something that they're asking about, but you might have something similar/relevant/close to what they're looking for. And remember, don't limit your examples to your work experience. You may have shown excellent persuasion skills in getting your football club permission to use another teams pitch for training.
Remember, they'll have a bog standard set of questions which they'll ask, without much reference to what you're telling them in reply. So, you might mention something earlier in an interview that might be the specific response to another question later on. Don't duplicate answers, but make reference to other example also - "As I told you about earlier...".
Finally, don't be afraid to take time to think up answers. They're putting you on the spot, so taking 30secs to a minute to come up with answers should be acceptable. You don't have to answer in an instant.
Finally finally, interviews should be the easiest thing in the world for people going for jobs they're qualified for, or they massively interested in. You shouldn't really need advice because all you've got to do is go in and talk about how great you are in every situation (most people love talking about themselves), and how much interest you have in the job you do, and the job you'll be doing for your new employer.
Best of luck.
Re: Preparing for a "Competency Based Interview"
Ring the HR manager again and ask him exactly what competencies they will be assessing - you would be surprised what some of them reveal. If he does not give you them, ask for a detailed job spec. You should be able to glean from this exactly which competencies they are looking for. Such a phone call might also fulfill the initiative competency which they would surely be looking for in a sales job
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Ring the HR manager again and ask him exactly what competencies they will be assessing - you would be surprised what some of them reveal. If he does not give you them, ask for a detailed job spec. You should be able to glean from this exactly which competencies they are looking for. Such a phone call might also fulfill the initiative competency which they would surely be looking for in a sales job
.This book looks interesting:
Competency-based Interviews: Master the Tough New Interview Style and Give Them the Answers That Will Win You the Job (Paperback)
by Robin Kessler
and this website may be helpful Competency Based Interviews - 6 Steps to Success!
Competency-based Interviews: Master the Tough New Interview Style and Give Them the Answers That Will Win You the Job (Paperback)
by Robin Kessler
and this website may be helpful Competency Based Interviews - 6 Steps to Success!