Belated as this wish is. Maybe it balances out the premature good luck on the interview.
Dinner, and ice cream cake; friends, family, and conversation; sounded like a really nice time. Nice to see XH’s Mom joining in and still involved.
The upcoming interview - relax.
I know I’m a bit different; I like those interviews. My last one was three hours long.
DV, you made the cut. You are getting an interview. If you didn’t have what it takes you wouldn’t be interviewed. Tips from me:
Behavioural and competence interviews are looking for demonstrably examples, actual times and events that show your behaviour and competence of the specific one they are questioning about. I suspect you know the top five of each; the ones that are required for this job. You are just illustrating you have knowledge and skills in that area.
Look back over your career and personal life. Yes, personal life situation can be utilized as examples, like chairman of the local Homes for Humanity project. Business related are usually best, but not always. Depending on how far up the food chain this job is, outside volunteering and ambassador type relationships are good to highlight.
Anyhow, ruminate your past few years of work and find specific examples of when you performed well. There are lots and lots to pick from when you start looking. Remember the interviewers aren’t looking for singular perfect shinning examples, they are looking for competent and consistent behaviour over time. With that in mind pick examples that are spread out.
Prepare these examples, relive them a bit, look up notes or documentation from them (if applicable) - for example a disciplinary issue you had to deal with. Get familiar and be ready to talk about yourself and your abilities. The focus is not the event, the focus is you. How you handled something. Why you did something. The growth you’ve had and demonstrated. Your strengths and weaknesses. And what personal growth you are currently working on making. We are all growing, lest we stagnate.
I believe you stated this was a supervisor position, six people maybe. Mentoring, coaching, scheduling, conflicts, and such I suspect would be on the docket for discussion.
As I said I’m a bit different. You’ve made the cut. Relax and talk about yourself for a few hours. It’s a lot of fun to see just how much more you actually know and are.
You are not an imposter. You will do fine.
DnJ
Feelings are fleeting. Be better, not bitter. Love the person, forgive the sin.
