There were 2 interviews. The main one was a Virtual interview with the hiring manager (during COVID, process may have changed now) It was after a first interview with a recruitment agency.
Exercise and report writing - screening
2 stage panel- with finance managers
1 stage panel - with business directors
Competency based questions at first interview and quite rigid, 2nd stage was quite informal
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you describe a time when you have had to present difficult news related to a business area how did you tackle this ?
I interviewed at West Midlands Combined Authority (Birmingham, England)
Interview
It was a easier process as i brought documents to present previous work and the interviews were very open and relaxed. The interview proces took about 30~45mins and it was with two of the project managers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us why you fit this role?
Asked specifically about my experience and how i engaged with different stakeholders.