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Civil Service communicating and influencing interview questions, and how to rehearse them out loud.

A live voice rehearsal against an interviewer that has read up on Civil Service, the communicating and influencing role, and the questions this round tends to ask. You get an honest debrief and the stronger answer hiding in your own experience. Your first rehearsal is free.

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WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THIS INTERVIEW

The UK Civil Service advises government, delivers public services, supports ministers and Parliament, and helps protect the UK’s prosperity and security at home and overseas.

RESEARCHEDExecutive Leadership | Civil Service Careers

The Civil Service is politically impartial. It serves the government of the day while maintaining objectivity and professional standards.

RESEARCHEDCode | Civil Service Commission

The organisation is working through a modernisation agenda that emphasises capability, delivery, digital and data, innovation, and better services.

RESEARCHEDHow the Civil Service is changing to deliver better services for all

Every one of these came from something we read about Civil Service. The sources are linked, so you can check them.

QUESTIONS YOU’LL LIKELY FACE

  • Tell me about a time you adapted your communication style to achieve an outcome.Rehearse it →
  • Tell me about a time when you used your communication skills to influence others.Rehearse it →
  • Describe a time when you had to explain a complex issue to people without your level of expertise.Rehearse it →
  • Tell me about a time someone challenged your view. How did you respond?Rehearse it →

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