Project management certification program 2014
- 1. Competency based interviews Getting it right! CODOCA MTVCOLA MARKETING ADVERTISING AND OUTSOURCING PRIVATE LIMITED
- 2. What and why? Questions The key to success Answers
- 3. What are Competencies? ◦ Skills, knowledge and abilities to do the job How does it work? ◦ Real evidence and examples Why and Who? ◦ Level playing field ◦ More and more employers!
- 4. The good news! ◦ Based on the JD and PS Typical wording of questions ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Describe how… Tell me about a time… Give an example of… How do you deal with… Probing – exploring your answer
- 5. Initial question: ◦ Give me an example of a project you’ve been responsible for Possible probing questions: ◦ How did you plan the various tasks? ◦ How did you allocate responsibilities? ◦ How did you deal with any obstacles?
- 6. Identify competencies from the Job Description and Person Specification Suggest possible questions that could be asked
- 7. Evidence of CPD ◦ How do you keep up to date with developments in the information world? Delivering an information service ◦ Describe a time when you provided a service beyond expectations User Education ◦ How do you ensure training meets users needs? Marketing and Promoting ◦ Describe a time when you have contributed to a marketing initiative or promotion
- 8. Presenting information ◦ Tell me about a time when you have had to communicate with senior staff Organise and Prioritise workload ◦ How do you plan your time and prioritise? Interpersonal skills ◦ Describe a time when you had to deliver feedback to a colleague
- 9. Flexible ◦ Describe how you have dealt with change in your organisation Calm under pressure ◦ Tell me about a time when you have had to work under pressure Team worker ◦ Give me an example of a situation when you were a member of a team; what did you contribute? Problem Solving ◦ Describe a time when you have dealt with a difficult customer
- 10. Before the interview - prepare examples Be specific not general ◦ Assume nothing! Me, me, me NOT we, we, we! The STAR Principle What if I have no evidence? ◦ Situation, Task, Action, Result
- 11. When I worked at X I was part of the Information Services team. The team was responsible for the delivery of an enquiry service (Situation). I took the leading role in developing an enquiry logging system (Task). Through one to one discussions with team members I gathered together user requirements and produced a paper that pulled together what the team needed the system to be able to do. I organised a team meeting and discussed the paper with everyone to answer any questions or concerns. I then sent the paper to the developers and this formed the basis of our user requirements (Action). The developers then had a good idea of what our requirements were and it saved time in the development phase of the project (Result).
- 12. Create answers to one or two of your questions
- 13. Identify the competencies Prepare examples Ensure answers are concise and specific Good Luck!
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- 18. Contact: VISHVAS YADAV | PROGRAM DIRECTOR | CMMAAO Pvt. Ltd. ~ PMI PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE ~CODOCA MTVCOLA MARKETING ADVERTISING AND OUTSOURCING PRIVATE LIMITED Mobile: | +91-8884782639 | +91-9036236527 | | +91-8884640956 |