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Clerical Positions in the Civil and Public Service
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I believe I am early 200's
I found it bad. Unlike any interview I have ever had. Felt like I nearly over sold myself as I probably have more experience then the role needs and I am in a supervisory/managerial role at present so I think that nearly went against me
Thank you so much for sending the stuff to me though 
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I believe I am early 200's
I found it bad. Unlike any interview I have ever had. Felt like I nearly over sold myself as I probably have more experience then the role needs and I am in a supervisory/managerial role at present so I think that nearly went against me Thank you so much for sending the stuff to me though
I feel your pain, I had similar problems with my interview. When I think back to all my examples and look at the competencies I think overall I probably said enough for them to pass me but it was very disjointed for example I had teamwork elements in the processing information part of the interview. I just hope they're feeling generous when making their decision.0 -
I believe I am early 200's
I found it bad. Unlike any interview I have ever had. Felt like I nearly over sold myself as I probably have more experience then the role needs and I am in a supervisory/managerial role at present so I think that nearly went against me Thank you so much for sending the stuff to me though
You're very welcome.0 -
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Well I can only speak from my experience but they focused totally on the competencies.
They wanted examples of each and in my case actually picked something out of my cv and asked me to elaborate on it.
They wanted to know how I would deal with communication problems. Would I be bored if I had to photocopy something for a few weeks? Why did I want to join the civil service?
So no, they didn't ask about weaknesses, strengths or about the civil service. For the immigration positions they asked me what in my previous experiences could I bring to the position.
They were lovely.
Thank you!!
Most of my previous experience has been in hospitality not a lot of office work. I'm going through the competencies here and applying them to my time working in hospitality as well as the receptionist/sales job I had.
Feel pretty stupid saying I completed work in a timely manner but saying I served up drinks for 280plus people in a small time period.
It works great for the communication and customer service parts but not for others. I really am bricking it 0 -
Thank you!!
Most of my previous experience has been in hospitality not a lot of office work. I'm going through the competencies here and applying them to my time working in hospitality as well as the receptionist/sales job I had.
Feel pretty stupid saying I completed work in a timely manner but saying I served up drinks for 280plus people in a small time period.
It works great for the communication and customer service parts but not for others. I really am bricking it
Serving drinks for 280+ people in a small time period is really impressive! I think that they're looking for transferable skills more than anything else, and that shows that you can effectively manage your time and get results etc. You'll be great
I always feel like a bit of an eejit preparing for interviews and linking the necessary skills and competencies to things I did in college, either as part of my degree or in my capacity as a member of committees and editorial boards.
Can't wait for my interview to be over on Saturday! 0 -
Thank you!!
Most of my previous experience has been in hospitality not a lot of office work. I'm going through the competencies here and applying them to my time working in hospitality as well as the receptionist/sales job I had.
Feel pretty stupid saying I completed work in a timely manner but saying I served up drinks for 280plus people in a small time period.
It works great for the communication and customer service parts but not for others. I really am bricking it
In my interview they also asked me to expand on a couple of examples I used, in one case asking about targets. In your case I would have used something about ensuring the premises was completely ready before an event was due to begin eg having everything clean and fridges stocked etc referring to time pressure and some setback or other and how you stayed calm, composed and reorganised and overcame it.
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Thank you!!
Most of my previous experience has been in hospitality not a lot of office work. I'm going through the competencies here and applying them to my time working in hospitality as well as the receptionist/sales job I had.
Feel pretty stupid saying I completed work in a timely manner but saying I served up drinks for 280plus people in a small time period.
It works great for the communication and customer service parts but not for others. I really am bricking it
You have communication/customer service/teamwork (essential in a service environment). You have examples of dealing with aggressive customers (there's always some where's there alcohol - remain calm, explain what you need them to do and call supervisor if they persist).
Delivery of results could be setting up the venue in advance and any reception work you had (returning calls promptly, sending out letters in a certain time period).
Managing processing info is your receptionist experience.
Don't forget to include any volunteer work or other things you do. They mightn't ask about them but they're there on your cv when they are looking at it later.0
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