Chapter 2Preparing for Competency-Based Interview Questions
An interview that includes competency-based questions will run longer than a traditional interview because the interviewer may choose to spend ten to fifteen minutes on each competency, asking you to elaborate or provide more examples. Interviewers may also opt to ask more than one question regarding each competency, so as to get a broader view of your experience and to avoid basing their perceptions on only one response.
So, how do you prepare for these questions? In this chapter I provide some strategies for a variety of personal situations.
Identify and Highlight Your Accomplishments
Recent accomplishments are easy to come up with during an interview because they are fresh in your ...
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