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Drewsephine



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 12 4:43 pm    Post subject: Interviews Reply with quote
    

Have any of you wonderful lot got any helpful tips for competency based interviews?
I'd not heard of them till 2 weeks ago. I've got one on Tuesday so could do with all the help I can get.
Please be gentle as I've not been to an interview in over 10 years and have very little idea of what to expect.
Thanks

12Bore



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 12 4:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

This could be useful, I've not had an interview for 19 years! (What is a competency based interview - or what is it a fancy name for?)

Went



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 12 5:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Good starting point:

https://www.competencybasedinterviews.co.uk/competency-based-interview/

but TBH, they have just wrapped it all up in jargon - know your skills, apply them and take your time to think through any scenarios.

Drewsephine



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 12 5:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

12Bore wrote:
This could be useful, I've not had an interview for 19 years! (What is a competency based interview - or what is it a fancy name for?)


From what I've been looking at it is lots of tell me about a time where you were supportive/destructive/learnt stuff/didn't learn stuff type questions.

use the STAR principles when talking about those times
S - talk about the Situation you were in
T - talk about the Task that was set to you
A - talk about the Actions you took
R - talk about the Result and what you learned, how you could have handled it differently etc

12Bore



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 12 8:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Hmm, more self justifying b@ll0cks, not as bad as role play though.

Drewsephine



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 12 8:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

12Bore wrote:
Hmm, more self justifying b@ll0cks, not as bad as role play though.


Very true but if it gets me a job, I can spout it till the cows come home.
I might even add professional bull****spouter to my CV.


chez



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 12 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

12Bore wrote:
not as bad as role play though.


I quite like that, sometimes.

12Bore



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 12 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Drewsephine wrote:
12Bore wrote:
Hmm, more self justifying b@ll0cks, not as bad as role play though.


Very true but if it gets me a job, I can spout it till the cows come home.
I might even add professional bull****spouter to my CV.


Bull$417 baffles brains

Drewsephine



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 12 8:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Chez wrote:
I quite like that, sometimes.


Dirty girl

12Bore



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 12 8:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

50 Shades of Interview...

Drewsephine



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 12 8:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

12Bore wrote:
50 Shades of Interview...


I really hope its not one of THOSE interviews


12Bore



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 12 9:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Drewsephine wrote:
12Bore wrote:
50 Shades of Interview...


I really hope its not one of THOSE interviews


Just sit when you are told to, immediately, without question,

Rusticwood



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 12 10:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I found out today that I have a "performance review" next Friday

baldybloke



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 12 11:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Year's ago at an interview the interviewer tried throwing in a few swerveball questions. One of which was 'What motivates you to get out of bed in the morning'. My answer was 'Usually a full bladder'.
I hasten to say that I didn't get the job. Mind you I wasn't that bothered.
So it looks like honesty is not always the best policy.

stumbling goat



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 12 11:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

For every interview have a throw away answer ready for the question "What could you have done better?"

The answer should be something relatively trivial.

Good luck.

sg

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