Excel in Competency Based Interviews and Win the Job With InterviewGOLD
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Have you been invited to a Competency Based or Behavioural interview? Unsure of what's involved? Worried about the questions and how to answer successfully?
Competency Based Interviews are now used by many recruiters and are notoriously difficult, especially for the unprepared candidate. Tailored specifically for Competency Based Interviews, InterviewGOLD has been designed to quickly and easily teach you al the essential skills you need to excel in your interview and get the job offer.
A Competency Based Interview is designed to assess particular skills or Competencies as they are formally called. While traditional interviews involve random open questioning, Competency Based Interviews are more systematic, with each question targeting a specific skill or competency. Competency based interview questions are phrased in a very specific way designed to elicit how you behaved during a particular situation.
Competency Based Interview questions (or Behavioural Interview Questions as they are sometimes called) are very specific in terms of their structure. They require you to give an example which will demonstrate how proficient you are with a competency or skill. A question could be phrased such as 'Tell me about a time when you...' or 'Describe a situation when you...'
Not only is the right example along with the right key words vital but the way you structure your answer is essential to scoring maximum marks! So many candidates lose out on the job offer by giving poorly constructed competency based interview answers with weak examples. With InterviewGOLD for Competency Interviews you will learn not only how to structure your answers perfectly but you also have access to a Competency Dictionary online plus 500 Competency Interview Questions and all with expert answers so you will know what to say to succeed and win the job.
How confident are you of answering Competency Questions successfully?
Here are some sample Competency Based Interview questions taken from the InterviewGOLD system. They cover some very common competencies including communication, decision making and leadership. Take a moment to see how well you can answer them.
Question 1: Describe a situation where you used your communication skills to achieve a successful outcome against significant odds.
Question 2: Talk me through a decision you made recently which you regarded as 'difficult'. Why was it difficult, what steps did you take and what was the consequence of your decision?
Question 3: Describe a situation you encountered recently where you had to gather data from various sources in order to resolve a problem. What process did you follow and what was the outcome?
Question 4: Give me an example of a time when you had to persuade your colleagues or fellow team members that your views were right in order to progress with a task or project.
Question 5: Tell me about a time you managed a culturally diverse group of people. What particular challenges did you face?
Question 6: Describe a time when you had to build a collaborative relationship either within your department or outside in order to achieve a particular goal. What steps did you take to ensure this was a success?
So how did you get on? Did your answer really sell yourself? Was the example used strong enough? Did you use the correct structure?
With InterviewGOLD you will learn how to give excellent answers to these and any competency question they can ask. You will know what to say to secure the job offer.
With InterviewGOLD, you will learn all about Competency Based Interviews, you will discover the types of competency and behavioural interview questions likely to arise in your actual interview and you will have expert answers proven to impress.
InterviewGOLD has helped thousands of candidates succeed in their Competency Interviews. In fact in a 92% of said it had got them the job and 97% said they would recommend it to fellow job seekers. *Survey 1,000 users
"Through your programme and support I secured the post. The feedback that I received from my CBI was that I simply ticked all the boxes."
T. Chambers
"With the help I got in preparing for a Competency Based Interview, I got a job offer from the very first interview."
Jay Patel, Watford
"When I was invited to a Competency Based Interview I had no idea what that was. I was in such a panic, but InterviewGOLD was a fantastic help."
Paula Fleming, PA, London
"I was amazed as to the accuracy of InterviewGOLD™. 11 out of the 13 questions they asked were in the first mock interview that it gave me. I was asked back for a second interview and got the job."
Nigel Duncan, Manchester
With InterviewGOLD you will have 500 Competency Based and Behavioural Questions at your fingertips and all with answer guides.

InterviewGOLD provides answers to 500 Competency and Behavioural Interview questions covering over 30 different competencies including:
Not only will InterviewGOLD teach you how to excel in your Competency Based Interview, best for all it is TAILORED TO YOUR JOB. You will discover the questions most likely to arise in your exact interview and you will have answers and advice relevant to your job and level. Be better prepared and get the job!
Select your job below and in just 2 minutes you will be ONLINE learning how to succeed in your next interview. And with the FREE CD and new iPhone App you can also practice for your interview when offline or on the move.
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