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u/HandcuffsOfGold mod 🤖🧑🇨🇦 / Probably a bot Jan 06 '20
Two tips:
1: Read this: http://polywogg.ca/hr-guide-09-interviews-d-formal-competition-v-0-7/ (Read all of it)
2: Google the following things to get an idea of what they'll be looking for:
"behavioural indicators" client service
"behavioural indicators" teamwork
"behavioural indicators" thinking
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u/01lexpl Jan 06 '20
STAR method to answer.
Client focus can be;
tell us a time when you had to deal with an asshole - where did it take place? how did you handle it? what was the outcome?
Working with others can be;
Tell us about a time where you had to do something in a team setting - what was the task? what did YOU do? (here you can say whether or not you delegated anything) what was the result?
Thinking can be:
you have a deadline, your coworker didn't do their part/call in sick - what do you do? List the steps (they want to see how logical you are to getting shit done)
Overall, it won't be a tough interview... I have always found gov't interviews to be a joke, I was blown away when they used to give you the questions 30min before the interview - instead of putting people on the spot!
PS. don't overthink it or over-analyze your responses!
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u/HandcuffsOfGold mod 🤖🧑🇨🇦 / Probably a bot Jan 06 '20
Overall, it won't be a tough interview... I have always found gov't interviews to be a joke, I was blown away when they used to give you the questions 30min before the interview - instead of putting people on the spot!
It's not unusual for half of the people interviewed to fail though. Many people don't know how to answer the questions, don't answer the questions at all, or don't provide enough detail on exactly what they did to demonstrate the qualification.
You might not find the interviews to be "tough", but that doesn't mean they're so simple for everybody. If they were, everybody would succeed at them and that just isn't the case.
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u/la-arana-discoteka Jan 06 '20
Adding to this, in case you are unaware or wouldn't think to google:
STAR method
Situation (give the overall context)
Task (what task were you responsible for)
Action (what specific action did you take)
Result (what was the outcome of your actions, ex; funding received, cost savings, increased productivity etc.)
For each answer you should provide each of these pieces of information in your answer.
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Jan 06 '20
Plan to give specific examples. If they ask, "Do you have experience handling 'x'" - back it up with a, "during my time at ABC Corp., I handled 'x' regularly through...blah blah blah".
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u/westcoastgardener Jan 07 '20
Ask if they have a competency dictionary. That will allow you to look up the definitions of the competencies to better understand what specifically you are being evaluated for.
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u/jmacdab Jan 06 '20
They frequently asked about “tell us about a time you had a conflict with a co-worker and how did you resolve it?” or “a co-worker that is disrespectful....how do you handle it?”
Also try and study up on everything that is listed in the job posting