DWP Recruiting Again - 2012

ArtHound_3

kayz91 wrote: »

i booked an interview with DWP in mid march and am really scared about the interview as i never went to one ever! so need to know what to expect and any advise on how to prepare???

Thanks

I'm guessing that you were more careful with your grammar when you wrote your competencies.

Erazor

vwgirl wrote: »

NO they never ask anything like that it literally is:

Hi my name is ...... this is ....... nice to meet you.
This interview will take around 45 minutes. We will take it in turns to speak and the other record your answers. It is a competency based interview where will ask for some examples of specific scenarios. There is water available and you can use notes to refer to if you have any.

They ask you 5 questions and then if any more info is needed will ask extra questions such as -can you tell us how you measured this or how did you reward your team for meeting performance.

At the end they ask if you have any questions.

Hope this helps x

* Also they dont have copies of app forms so have no idea what was written or anything about you eg previous employment etc.

Hi,

I'm trying to prepare for the interviews too, could I ask what competency questions did they ask? Was it exactly the 5 that was on the job advert and did they go into other areas and other competency questions?

Thanks.

vwgirl

Erazor wrote: »

Hi,

I'm trying to prepare for the interviews too, could I ask what competency questions did they ask? Was it exactly the 5 that was on the job advert and did they go into other areas and other competency questions?

Thanks.

Hi

I cant remember word for word but they were the exact 5 questions we used for the online sift- I didnt have to alter my answers at all but it did give me the time to elaborate on my answers as the online word count meant the online answers were short.

Hope this helps x

SpiralGalaxy

Strange to think it's been over a month, and they still haven't told me to insert my application into a to-go-unnamed orifice. I don't even know why I'm still checking it. Force of habit?

gettingready

ArtHound wrote: »

I'm guessing that you were more careful with your grammar when you wrote your competencies.

A bit uncalled for, don't you think?

Everyone on here is stressed enough as it is without silly comments from fellow posters.

Erazor

vwgirl wrote: »

Hi

I cant remember word for word but they were the exact 5 questions we used for the online sift- I didnt have to alter my answers at all but it did give me the time to elaborate on my answers as the online word count meant the online answers were short.

Hope this helps x

Thanks, Helps a lot!
Just wanted to know if I had to revise for other competency but now I can really focus on the 5 main ones.

I owe you one vwgirl!

vwgirl

Erazor wrote: »

Thanks, Helps a lot!
Just wanted to know if I had to revise for other competency but now I can really focus on the 5 main ones.

I owe you one vwgirl!

Also I didn't revise mine I typed them up and took them in they dont mind and said it was fine to do so - takes the pressure off a bit! x Good Luck x

debbie_doo

vwgirl wrote: »

Also I didn't revise mine I typed them up and took them in they dont mind and said it was fine to do so - takes the pressure off a bit! x Good Luck x

let us know how you get on vw girl good luck to you too x

mint25

ArtHound wrote: »

I'm guessing that you were more careful with your grammar when you wrote your competencies.

A completely useless remark...

Twenty_Twenty

ArtHound wrote: »

I'm guessing that you were more careful with your grammar when you wrote your competencies.

I rest my case. This is a forum to inform and be informed. No need for sarcasm. :mad: