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Analyse generic job advert

In your group identify the competencies in the job advert provided

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Your own job adverts

1. Identify the competencies in your own job advert

2. Indicate these on your competency record

3. Pick 3 and give evidence (bullets) using STAR

4. Use your group to help you identify relevant examples

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Examples of competency based questions

• Describe a time when you worked as part of a team to deliver a project

• Prove to me you have excellent planning skills

• Give me an example of a time when you had to think on your feet and adapt your plans to suit the circumstances

• Describe a task that tested your time management skills

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Interview Practice• Split into pairs and swap competency record sheets

• Role-play the parts of Interviewer and Interviewee – Ask your partner 2 or 3 questions based on the

competencies highlighted on the sheet.

• Did your partner use the STAR technique for their examples?

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Resources• EGD Resources

www.exeter.ac.uk/employability/cvs/interviews/

• www.prospects.ac.uk – interview tips under the ‘Jobs and Work’ section

• www.bemyinterviewer.co.uk

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