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Standard competency based interview questions: people & organisation competencies - planning and organising 27/06/2012

Planning and Organising - the ability to establish an appropriate course for action for self and others to accomplish a goal.

Standard competency based interview questions: people & organisation competencies - planning and organising

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  1. Question 1
  2. Question 2
  3. Question 3
  4. Question 4
  5. Question 5
  6. Question 6
  7. Question 7

Question 1

What methods would you use for keeping track of matters requiring your attention?

Question 2

Describe how you developed your unit’s operating plans?

Question 3

What has been the biggest problem you have had to overcome in introducing a change in working methods? What did you do?

Question 4

In your present job, what is your top priority? How did you establish that?

Question 5

Describe a reorganisation that has significantly affected you. Discuss your part in it. What effects did it have? What did you do about them?

Question 6

What were your objectives for last year? Were they achieved? What action did you take when they were first established?

Question 7

Tell me about a (strategic) planning activity in which you were involved that went well. What was your own direct involvement?

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