Interview Advice - Camden Careers
Interview tips
You’ve made it through the application process, which is the first hurdle completed. Now it’s time to prepare for your interview.
Read your application
The panel will most likely ask you questions about your career history, what you’ve put in your supporting statement and try to create a bigger picture of your fit for the role, so having fresh in your mind what was written in your application will be important.
Research
This is a good time to go over your research of Camden Council. Learn as much as you can about us and make sure your familiar with our vision and put down some specific relevant examples that link to our goals. Share these in your interview as we want to see you’re a good match. Reading the Camden 2025 plan will help with this.
Prepare questions
Come to the interview prepared with questions. Think about the role, is there anything you want more clarification on? Or you couldn’t find the answer to something whilst you were researching, this is great time to ask. You have to remember that we want to be right for you as well so get as much information as you can. If the panel members can’t answer right away, they can always get back to you.
What to expect at interview
Our usual interview process will be competency based, which is where we’ll ask you to talk about a scenario so we can understand whether you have the right skills to take the position on. Make sure you tell us what the situation was, as well as the action that you took. And what happened as a result. It’s not about your past experience or previous qualifications. It’s about how you step up in certain situations.
Ultimately, we want you to come to the interview and be yourself. Remember to give yourself plenty of time to get to the interview venue and come ready. Swat up on your notes you’ve made.
In the interview, remember to take your time. You may be nervous and the panel will understand, so try to listen carefully to the question, think about your answer and your example and then go for it. Don’t be put off if they ask probing questions, sometimes the panel may just need some extra information.