CV & Interview Guide from Hudson

Example 2 - JUDGEMENT and DECISION-MAKINGThe interviewer will be looking for you to demonstrate thefollowing traits and behaviours when answering questions onthis competency:Example 3 - DRIVE and COMMITMENTThe interviewer will be looking for you to demonstrate thefollowing traits and behaviours when answering questions onthis competency:IIselects and uses relevant information to make sound andbalanced judgementsIIhas the determination, effort and enthusiasm to deliverresultsIIevaluates the risks of alternative options and makesconfident decisions in the face of uncertainty orincomplete knowledge.Questions you may be asked:Tell me about a time you took responsibility for making a keydecision.IIIIWhat was the decision you made?How did you justify your decision?Sometimes we have to make decisions that are challenged byothers. Describe a situation when you made a decision thatwas challenged.IIIIIIWhat was your decision?How did the people who were affected react?How did you respond to people who challenged yourdecision?Describe a time when you referred an urgent decisionupwards?IIIIWhat was the background?Why did you need help?Tell me about a decision you made that involved an element ofrisk.IIIIWhy did you need to make the decision?What were the consequences?IIis energetic, takes the initiative, originates action andkeeps things moving.Questions you may be asked:Give me an example of when you set yourself a challengingtarget.IIIIIIWhy did you set yourself the target?What made it so challenging?What was the outcome?Give me an example of when you took the initiative and madesomething happen.IIIIIIHow did you progress the idea?How did you gain support for the initiative?What was the impact of your initiative?Tell me about a time when a project you were working on didnot go as planned.IIIIIIWhat didn’t go well?How did you feel?How did you react?Give me an example of when you did more than was asked ofyou.IIIIIIWhat was the situation?What did you do?What was the result?13