Competency-Based Interview Questions (CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES)

Diğer

• Q. Please tell us of a time when you had to identify the key cause of a problem from a large amount of information available.  How did you approach the task?  What method did you use to work through the information?  How did you know that you had found the key cause?  Would you do anything differently another time?
• Q. Describe a time when you found it particularly difficult to find a pattern or trend in the information you were analysing.  Why was this difficult?  What actions did you take?  How successful were you?  What did you learn from this situation?
• Q. Describe a situation where you created a new approach to an old problem.  Why was this necessary?  How did you manage the process?  What reaction did you have from colleagues?  How successful were you?
• Q. Tell us about a time when you had to convince a senior colleague that change was necessary.  What made you think that your new approach would better suit the situation?  What skills did you use to approach the issue with your colleague?  What was his/her reaction?  How successful were you?
• Q. Give us an example of when you used a less conventional approach to your work  Why did you consider your approach to be different from the norm?  Why was it necessary?  How well did it work?
• Q. Give us an example of when you used a technical solution to solve a problem.  What was the problem?  How did you become aware of it?  What did you do?  What was the result of your actions?
• Q. Please give an example of when you had to explain a complex issue to someone without your technical experience .  Why was this important?  How did you approach the task?  What specific actions did you take?  How did you ensure you were understood?
• Q. Please tell us about a time when you had to get agreement between several colleagues/partners with strongly differing viewpoints.  Why was this important?  What steps did you take?  How successful were you?  Would you do anything differently another time?
• Q. Please give an example of how you managed a conflict in a highly charged, volatile situation (e.g. politically sensitive)  Why was this important?  How did you approach the situation  What reaction did you have from other parties?  How did you come to resolution?
• Q. Please give us an example when you had to meet an important deadline.  Why was this important?  How did you manage your time?  What did you do to ensure that the deadline was met?  What would you do differently another time?
• Q. Describe a time when you missed a deadline.  How did it happen?  How responsible were you for it?  What did you do to overcome this problem?  What did you learn from the experience?
• Q. Give us an example of when you helped someone with their work planning.  How did you go about this?  What advice did you give on that occasion?  What feedback did you get?  What feedback have you had about your ability to set plans for others?  How do you feel your skills compare to your colleagues’ skills in this area?
• Q. Tell us about a time when you were asked to modify an existing internal policy.  Why was this necessary?  How did you proceed?  Where did you gather the relevant information?  How did consult with the different stakeholders?  How successful were you?
• Q. Please give an example of when research you undertook from different sources had an influence on public policy agendas?  What was your intention in undertaking this research?  How did you approach the task?  What challenges did you encounter?  How did you measure its impact?
• Q. Describe a situation where you had to include others (internal or external) on an important issue.  Why was this important?  What approaches or strategies did you use?  What challenges did you face?  What was the outcome?
• Q. Describe a situation where you needed to influence different stakeholders with different agendas.  What factors did you have to consider?  What approaches or strategies did you use?  How successful were these?  How did you assess your level of success?
• Q. Please describe one of your current or recently completed projects.  How did you decide on the process?  What risks were involved?  How did you know whether you had made the correct decisions?
• Q. Tell us about a time when you had to take into consideration developments in local/national policies in taking a decision that would affect the work of the organization.  What factors did you have to consider?  Why were these important?  How did you approach your decision making?  How did you measure the impact of your decision on external parties’ view of the organization?
• Q. Describe a situation where you had to advocate for the rights of refugees with external partners.  Who were the parties involved?  What approach or strategies did you use?  How was your approach received by the parties concerned?  Would you do anything differently another time?
• Q. Describe a situation where you had to change your course of action half-way through a project or task following a change in external circumstances.  Why was this necessary?  How did you feel about having to change your approach?  What actions did you take to incorporate this new input?  What was the outcome?
• Q. Describe a situation where one of your projects suffered a setback due to an unexpected change in circumstances.  What were the changed circumstances?  What actions did you take to get the project back on track?  How successful were these actions?  What would you do differently another time?
• Q. Describe a situation where you were asked to do something that you had never attempted previously.  Why was this necessary?  How did you feel about taking on this challenge?  What did you do to ensure you would be successful?  What was the outcome?

OPEN