Brilliant Interview, 3rd Edition

CHAPTER 10

Competency-

based

interviews

Y

 ou may well be told to expect an assessment using compe-

tency-based interviewing. Or you may find the interviewer 

employing  this  style  of  interview  without  describing  it  to 

you as such; it may be incorporated into the standard interview.

So  what  does  it  mean?  Well,  it’s  an  interview  technique  for 

assessing ‘competencies’ or behavioural skills which are central 

to the job you’re applying for. In other words, it examines your 

abilities rather than your technical skills. The interviewer will use 

this method  to judge, in depth, competencies such as:

 teamwork

 planning ability

 coping  ...