Competency Based Job Applications

Anyone ever filled in a competency based application and did well? just wondering if you have any tips in how to go about it and what they usually like

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Hey

I have recruited AND filled in these myself so hope I can help a little. With a comptetency based question you must provide specific examples for each of the competencies. It helps to use a system like S-T-A-R when you are doing it. STAR stands for:

Situation

Task

Action

Result

Also very good in interview to add to this learning providing evidence of self evaluation.

For example:

If one of the key competencies was ""works well as part of a team"" to write this into the application you could write:

""I have had a great amount of experience working as part of a team. In my previous position, I worked on a team project to XXXXX (the situation) We had to XXXXXXXXXX (The task, include any negatives) Because of this I decided to XXXXXXXX (Your personal action) and as a result we succeeded in XXXXXX (the end result)

If there are essential criteria and desirable I would fill in as many of the desirable as well just to give your application the edge.

Good luck, keep to the point, don't ramble but make sure you write everything in there. One example for each is usually enough as you can always add more in the interview. Make sure it's easy to read, and make sure it's spell checked before you send it off. I have seen some shockers!

Good luck!

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Hey thanks

I managed to find out about the STAR stuff from our departments intranet system and kept it in mind as I filled it out Used examples from work and uni

Just deciding whether to click ""yes"" at the question of whether I have a disability as defined by disability discrimination act. My last occ health report gave the opinion that my asthma is covered and i may end up with something else thats actually covered but i dont know if it would eventually go against me

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for the disability under the dda 1998 i think you might as well click yes. Because they are not allowed to discriminate against you becuase of it and the 2005 DDA gives you extra rights under employment. If you admit then if you get the job they may be more understanding of sick days etc.

Obviously its up to you and i can understand not wanting the 'disabled label'.

anyway best of luck x

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I ticked yes that i do have a disability, they already know anyway as its a job within the same company and my union rep told me to tick yes