I hate competency based interviews

Maybe that just means you're applying for the wrong jobs? You can hardly blame the interviewer for your own incompetence.

Practice is the key.

Build up a database of answers to different competency questions.

Then lean them, repeat them over and over until they come naturally to you, and you can just use them as bullet points in your mind.

I am absolutely horrible at interviews, but the more I practised what I might say, the more comfortable I felt in answering as I had the 'safety' of an answer tucked away in my mind.



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thanks, but what's really annoying is practicing some of the most common types of questions then being asked completely different type of questions in the interview that I was never prepared to answer.

thanks, but what's really annoying is practicing some of the most common types of questions then being asked completely different type of questions in the interview that I was never prepared to answer.

L2Competency then.

L2Competency then.

May I ask what's L2Competency ?

I am more than qualified for the job I apply for.

thanks, but what's really annoying is practicing some of the most common types of questions then being asked completely different type of questions in the interview that I was never prepared to answer.

Think through your examples, not the potential questions then just apply an example to a question.

Teamwork, leadership, a difficulty or conflict, proudest achievement, personal hobbies and interests. Prep the hell out of these and you'll be good to go with a large proportion of the questions that come your way. Practice answering questions on these topics in your mind, repeatedly, until you are comfortable with them.

For phone interviews, I learned this the hard way, learn your stuff, do not, I repeat do not, try and depend upon notes. Get this stuff in your head, if you don't get the job/internship/etc, you'll probably have an opportunity to use it in the near future.

Thing is, I find myself using the same examples about my experience in uni, they would probably see I lack "outside real world experience" and think the only experiences I have is from my time in uni.

I always use examples from my uni, if they ask about team work I use my group work experience. If they ask about conflicts etc I still use my uni experience with working in group work and this is the same with every question they ask. I just don't have experiences that is worthwhile to mention in Competency interviews other than my uni experience.

I always use examples from my uni, if they ask about team work I use my group work experience. If they ask about conflicts etc I still use my uni experience with working in group work and this is the same with every question they ask. I just don't have experiences that is worthwhile to mention in Competency interviews other than my uni experience.