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Understanding Competency Based Questions

Competency-based questions assess a candidate’s past experiences to predict future performance, requiring clear, real examples that explain actions, decisions, and outcomes in specific work or life situations.

What are Competency Based Questions

Competency based questions are interview-type questions that involve candidates to provide specific examples as the basis of their answers. The answer should explain why certain choices were made, how these decisions were applied and why activities unfolded as they did.

Why are Competency Questions Used

Recruitment professionals believe that past performance provides an insight to a candidate’s potential future performance. Interviewers use competency questions to persuade candidates to reveal how they have performed in various situations, revealing individual personality traits.

Answering Competency Questions

When answering competency questions, candidates should not talk in broad terms. Providing general answers or unrealistic situations may not work in a candidate’s favour. Instead, use specific situations from your life as examples.

Exam Boards We Cover

We teach a range of exam boards. If there is a requirement for a different exam board, feel free to contact us and we will attempt to accommodate this request.

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AQA

OCR

MEI

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Common Competencies

Key competencies that interviewers and recruiters generally focus on. We advise candidates to review the specific competencies and values of the organisation you are applying for.

Competency

Example

Teamwork

Describe a situation where you were working as part of a team and what was your key contribution?

Decision Making

Give an example of a time when you had to make a challenging decision under a short time constraint.

Communication

Tell us about a time you had to change your communication style to suit a particular audience.

Leadership

Describe a situation when you took the role of leader. What challenges did you encounter and how did you deal with them?

Results & Performance

Give an example of a time when you outperformed your competitors and were particularly successful.