What is a competency based interview?
A question we are often asked. Mostly used in the final stages, in the following ways. Competency based interviews are used as a way to predict future performance.
Examples:
Individual
This refers to personal attributes like; decisiveness, tenacity, knowledge, risk taking and integrity.Question: Tell me about a time when your work was challenged?
Managerial
Your ability to take charge; leadership, empowerment, strategic thinking, corporate sensitivity, project management and control.Question: Tell me about a time you led a group to achieve?
Analytical
Decision making abilities; innovation, analytical skills, problem solving, practical learning and attention to detailQuestion: Tell me about a time when you identified a new approach to a problem?
Interpersonal
Social competence. Most workplaces function in teams, the more collaborative you are, the more likely you will thrive.Question: Describe a situation where you got people to work together?
Motivational
Things that drive you; resilience, motivation, result orientation, initiative and quality focus.
