Chapter 13

Specialist roles

Most of the questions we have covered will apply to all levels of candidates but the wording may need to be changed depending on the seniority of the candidates. For example in Chapter 6 we looked at finding out about the candidates’ duties and asked ‘How is your work overseen or checked?’ The question is still relevant but for senior candidates you could change it to ‘How is success in your role monitored?’

Competence-based questions work well with these candidates but you want more complex and detailed examples than you would expect from less experienced candidates.

Questions on specialist roles

For certain specialist roles, ...

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