Competencies based interview questions

Competencies based interview questions

What are job competencies?

Job competencies can include:

• Knowledge/education
• Skills (not experience)
• Abilities…

Sample interview questions

1. What qualities or experience make you the best candidate for this position?

2. Describe a situation in which you did “all the right things” and were still unsuccessful. What did you learn from the experience?

3. Can you describe how you go about solving problems? Please give us some examples.

4. What is the biggest conflict you have ever been involved in at work? How did you handle that situation?

5. Describe some basic steps that you would take in implementing a new program

6. Tell us how you go about organizing your work. Also, describe an experience you have had with computers or other tools as they relate to organization.

Personal goal interview questions

Personal goal interview questions

What are personal goals?

Employers will ask some job interview questions about:

• Career goals
• Training…

Sample personal goal questions

1. Why are you interested in leaving your current assignment and why do you feel that this assignment would be better for you?

2. Describe tow or three major trends in your profession today.

3. Why did you choose this profession/field?

4. Describe the best boss and the worse boss you have ever had.