MockQuestions Competency Interview Questions 25 Questions and Answers by Rachelle Enns Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews. Competency was updated on May 4th, 2019. Learn more here. Question 1 of 25 How has your current job changed over the years? How to Answer Answer Example Admin Example Manager Example Marketing Example Retail Example Sales Example Teacher Example Community Answers The interviewer wants to know more about your career progression. Additional responsibilities, promotions, and changes in your job title all indicate that you were competent and successful in your role. This question gives you an opportunity to go more in-depth about how your job has evolved. If nothing has changed much over the past couple of years in your position, focus on what you have learned. Are you better at managing teams now that you have gone from supervising one to five people? Are you exceptionally good at problem-solving now that you've learned to troubleshoot IT related problems? Talk about how the changes in your job have taught you new skills and helped you develop the ones you already have. Next Question Suggested Interview Q&As Explore expert tips and resources to be more confident in your next interview. Behavioral Common Phone Tough Leadership All Interview Topics All Career Q&As Related Company Interview Q&As People who visit Competency, also visit the following Amazon Apple Bank of New Zealand Boeing Co. Facebook Google Kaiser Permanente Louis Vuitton Netflix Nike PNC Bank Procter and Gamble Stryker Ltd. UnitedHealth Group Wells Fargo Related Career Interview Q&As Continue practicing by visiting these similar question sets Accounting Admin Administrator Assistant Business Analyst Customer Experience Specialist Customer Representative Data Analyst Finance Financial Analyst Flight Attendant Management Analyst Manager Marketing Sales Sales Associate Competency Interview Questions & Answers To view our answers examples, please upgrade. 1. How has your current job changed over the years? 2. How do you handle a larger than average workload? 3. With the ongoing changes in this industry, how do you keep your knowledge current? 4. Do you consider yourself a patient person? How do you increase your patience level in challenging situations? 5. Have you requested extra responsibilities in any of your previous roles? 6. In your opinion, why is it important to develop relationships with coworkers? 7. Name a few things you were asked to do in your most recent position that you weren't necessarily trained to do. How did you cope? 8. How do you deal with stressful situations in the workplace? 9. What skills did you learn in your most recent position that will help you in this new role? 10. How do you explain complicated concepts to those who may not understand? 11. Tell me the ways in which you brought value to your most recent position. 12. Tell me about a time when you took a creative approach to solving a problem. 13. Tell me about an achievement you are proud of. What skills did you use to achieve this goal? 14. Give me an example of a challenge you overcame in your last position. 15. How do you deal in uncomfortable situations? 16. How do you deal with conflict on your team? 17. What decisions did you routinely make in your last position? 18. Do you have confidence in your communication skills? What is your communication style? 19. When have you taken an unusual risk in the workplace? What was the outcome? 20. Why are you the best candidate for this position? 21. Give an example of when you used your listening skills to complete a task properly, or solve a problem. 22. Are you capable of handling disputes in a professional manner? How do you respond to customer complaints? 23. How did you maintain a good relationship with your most recent boss? 24. What feedback did you receive from your most recent manager? 25. How did you go about suggesting changes in your most recent company? About This Page Our Update History for Competency Interview questions were first added on February 7th, 2012 Interview answers were first added by Christine Pasqueretta on an unknown date Interview questions and answers were updated by Christine Pasqueretta on March 7th, 2018 Interview questions and answers were updated by Rachelle Enns on May 4th, 2019 Dates shown above are approximate. 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