Answer Frameworks Flashcards
What is the key to success?
Evidencing Competencies!
What types of question may you be asked?
Getting to know you; Scenario-based; Industry / company knowledge; Competency-based; End of the interview.
Framework for “Getting to know you questions”.
Triple-decker sandwich (Ethos + Competency Evidence + Your Experience)
What does “ethos” mean - Getting to know you?
- Competency areas favoured by the company
- Language used by the company.
What does “competency evidence” mean - Getting to know you?
Showing knowledge of or skill in the bullets below each competency.
What does “Your Experience” mean - Getting to know you?
Anecdotes of things you do to evidence competencies.
Framework for Scenario-based questions.
Safety; Resolution; Brand
Explain each part of the framework for scenario-based questions.
Safety: threats.
Resolution: technical and non-technical elements; evidence competencies.
Brand: consider impact of incident, or how you’ll protect the brand image.
Framework for company / industry questions.
Company / industry solution + Your solution
What does “company/industry solution” mean - company/industry questions?
What does the company/industry currently do to combat threats/challenges?
What does “Your solution” mean - company/industry questions?
What is your role in helping the company combat challenges?
Competency-based question framework?
STAR(R)(R)
Situation; task; actions; results; review; relate
How long should a competency-based answer be?
2-3 mins
What should be focused on in “situation” during STARRR?
Get to the point, with only as much info. as is required for assessor to understand why situation relates to question.
Where are the majority of competencies evidenced in STARRR?
Actions
