The Ultimate Guide on How to Prepare for a Competency-Based InterviewFinding the role you want by using a specialist recruitment company like ourselves is one thing, then excelling at the interview process is something else; especially when organisations are increasingly using competency-based interviews.

Today’s employers are searching for effective ways to improve their recruitment procedures, increasing the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the overall hiring process. The more accurate their search for a candidate is, the more likely they are to find the right fit for their company culture first-time around.

This means that careful applicant selection can lead to a more efficient and effective interview process, employing the right candidate first time, which can result in improved team morale and a stronger skilled and motivated group of employees.

Competency-based interviews, otherwise known as “situational” or “behavioural” interviews are an increasingly popular solution for companies and businesses throughout the UK.

Unfortunately, if you are not prepared for a competency-based interview, you could easily miss out on that role in a company that can move your career forward.

Here is a comprehensive guide to everything you need to know about the competency-based recruitment process so that you can stand out in your next interview.

In this guide, we share a step by step approach, which includes:

• Practice and preparation
• Example scenarios to use
• Effective Body language
• …. and even what to wear

This report is based on our own experience of how our successful candidates have secured the role they want.