Hello,
Competency based interviews seem to be the standard form of interview for internships and grad. schemes, im applying for internships and could do with some tips on how to do well. I have had a telephone interview which was purely competency based, it was just consecutive questions for about an hour which was just "tell me about a time when..." or to outline my own qualities.
I was wondering if anyone had any advice from when they'd been successful in these interviews?
Also, I know the old "what are your weaknesses?" is a classic question, whats the best way to approach these questions? Is it to try and turn it into a positive or genuinely think of a negative thing about yourself? I understand that being able to identify your own weaknesses is important but is it better to try and put a positive spin on things?
Secondly, do interviewers want different examples for each question? In my last interview I only had a handful of experiences to base it on and when there was probably about 30 questions it became difficult to think of 30 different examples when id only completed 6th form and had one job.
Any other general advice would be appreciated!
Thanks