Competency interview questions
Competency questions ask you to show a specific skill the job needs — teamwork, communication, problem solving, planning, customer focus — usually against the employer's competency framework.
Have one real example ready for each competency in the job advert, and say what you did, not what the team did.
Sample questions
Competency "How do you make sure your work is accurate?"
Graduate
What the interviewer is looking for: A checking routine and ownership of quality.
Competency "How do you organise your time when you have several deadlines?"
Graduate
What the interviewer is looking for: A planning method and evidence it works.
Competency "How do you work in a team?"
Graduate
Competency "How do you manage your workload when everything is a priority?"
Professional
Competency "How do you work with people in other departments?"
Professional
Competency "How do you ensure the quality of your team's work, not just your own?"
Professional
The four answers to each question, and why one is stronger than another, are in the free practice.
Questions
What are competency interview questions?
Competency questions ask you to show a specific skill the job needs — teamwork, communication, problem solving, planning, customer focus — usually against the employer's competency framework.
How should I answer them?
Have one real example ready for each competency in the job advert, and say what you did, not what the team did.
Are these questions with answers?
Each page shows real questions from the Interview Practice Suite and, for some, what the interviewer is looking for. The four answers to each question — and why one beats another — are in the free practice: 10 questions at your level with feedback on every answer.
Answer keys are written by EunoiaData from recognised interview practice and checked by a review panel. A practice tool: it scores the answers you choose, not how you speak in a real interview. Not designed for hiring, selection or promotion decisions.