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Competency-Based Interviewing Skills Bite-Sized Training Course

Our Competency-Based Interviewing Skills Bite-Sized training course is a 90-minute training workshop delivered by a live trainer. Get the skills you need in this short-form training event that helps maximise your training budget.

Competency-Based Interviewing Skills Bite-Sized Course Highlights

Here’s some quick information about our Competency-Based Interviewing Skills Bite-Sized course:

  • 90-minute short-form training course delivered online
  • Can be delivered as an in-house course for your business
  • Focuses on one specific skill
  • Helps your training budget go further
  • Booking is easy. Just select a date and click Book Now!

Course Overview

Course Aim

This workshop provides practical tools to techniques for conducting interviews that accurately assess candidate competencies and fit. It is designed to build confidence and drive immediate results in the workplace.

Course Objectives

  • Understand the principles and benefits of competency-based interviewing.
  • Identify key competencies relevant to specific roles.
  • Develop effective competency-based interview questions.
  • Gain techniques to assess and rate candidate responses.
  • Improve decision-making through structured evaluations.
  • Build confidence in conducting professional interviews.

Course Content

Welcome and Introduction
  • Introduction to competency-based interviewing.
  • Objectives and agenda overview.
  • Icebreaker activity to engage participants.
Understanding Competency-Based Interviewing
  • The rationale and benefits of a competency-based approach.
  • Identifying and defining core competencies.
  • Linking competencies to job roles and responsibilities.
Developing Competency-Based Questions
  • Crafting effective and relevant interview questions.
  • Using the STAR method to elicit structured responses.
  • Examples of strong competency-based questions.
Practical Exercise: Question Crafting
  • Interactive breakout session to design interview questions.
  • Peer review and feedback.
  • Iterative improvement of questions.
Assessing and Evaluating Candidate Responses
  • Recognising key indicators of competency in responses.
  • Rating and scoring techniques for candidate answers.
  • Avoiding common assessment pitfalls.
Wrap-Up and Q&A
  • Summary of key takeaways.
  • Open floor for questions and discussion.
  • Resources and next steps for continued learning.

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Our Approach

No PowerPoint

Yes, you read that right! We’ve removed PowerPoint from our in-person training courses. Instead we use more creative ways to deliver content and generate discussion.

Always Interactive

No matter how you attend, our courses are interactive and designed specifically for the delivery method being used.

Practical Tools

We minimise theory and focus on practical tools you can take away and use immediately in the workplace.

Clear Pricing

Transparent pricing for open courses and clear all-inclusive quotes for in-house and bespoke work.

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