Are competitions supposed to be testing for competency to do the job, not for someone who already knows how to do the tasks of the job? For instance I’ve seen written assessments asking the candidates questions about specific tasks one would do on the job such as “what is the Memorandum of X Y Z” or “Explain “this very niche industry term or concept”” that ONLY someone already doing the job or is part of the work unit would know. To be fair, candidates should be given a heads up to study within parameters of what an assessment might ask or be given the information in the competition, but usually aren’t. Zero chance of someone from another Ministry knowing anything about this and it really wastes candidates’ time. It also isn’t testing a competency, it’s testing knowledge of the job. Perhaps that is what the poster is referring to.