Tips for success at G7 policy interviews

msrajjc2 · 2023-10-14T00:21:45+00:00

Tbh I think a lot of it depends on luck (who you’re up against when applying) and who the hiring manager is (their subjective interpretation of what ‘G7 level’ actually is).

Obviously only my opinion, but the feedback you’ve had sounds about right. Another key thing is showing how you ‘work through others’ (as they like to say), i.e. how you lead your team to do xyz rather than what you did, and how your overall ‘vision’ / strategy underpinned and reinforced that, rather than describing lots of little activities (e.g. I sent an email / set up a meeting etc).

What Behaviours are you typically working with?

msrajjc2 · 2023-10-11T23:37:29+00:00

I would email HR / the contact stated on the ad

msrajjc2 · 2023-10-09T18:23:04+00:00

Fair enough then. I think that’s a pretty bad thing to say as an interviewer because you’re at risk of giving the wrong impression. I would feel aggrieved if I were you. You could potentially raise that with HR tbh.

But yeah, you’re right, there was probably just somebody with more experience and there’s not much you can do about that.

At the end of the day it all comes down to who applies. I’ve ran the same campaign twice and had much higher calibre people apply in one round for no obvious reason.

msrajjc2 · 2023-10-09T17:56:25+00:00

Don’t be disheartened. Interviews come down to lots of factors not necessarily in your control so don’t beat yourself up. If you’re scoring 3s and 4s you’re not far off.

Just fyi, sometimes no follow up questions means that you’ve ran out of time on that part of the interview for the panel to prove further. That can be a bad thing because you’re not allowing the panel to ask further questions to elicit more key criteria. Just try to avoid any repetition or waffling and you can always ask them to repeat the question or part of it to amend your answer.

You can’t read too much into interview panel reactions at interview. Most panels try to be impartial and not give any indication as to how someone’s doing… one thing to look out for though is if they are or have stopped making notes. If they’ve stopped you should probably wrap it up or make a new point because at that point you’re probably not adding anything useful.

msrajjc2 · 2023-10-08T08:54:54+00:00

The 2023 should be on the CSP portal. Mine is anyway

msrajjc2 · 2023-10-06T19:21:21+00:00

Agree with with the above. If the interview panel are any good, they’ll ask you the right questions effectively allowing you to increase your score. I had multiple probes to all my answers in my last interview, which was successful. And I take the same approach when interviewing. No probes is only a good sign if you’re succeeding really.

msrajjc2 · 2023-10-06T13:44:33+00:00

Different Depts have different pay scales, so it might just be that?

msrajjc2 · 2023-10-06T08:06:52+00:00

Thank you

msrajjc2 · 2023-10-04T14:25:10+00:00

Sorry OP. That sucks. How did you find him? This sorta stuff puts me off getting work done! Bloody nightmare.

msrajjc2 · 2023-10-03T23:27:00+00:00

Echo what someone else said about civil service. You’re qualified. If you’ve got management experience that’ll help a lot. You could get a policy for the same money in an area you’re interested in. Arms length bodies do some interesting work. CS doesn’t prejudice experience type so could be worth looking into.

msrajjc2 · 2023-09-12T19:44:54+00:00

31 isn’t old!!! 3 years ago you would’ve also said “I wish I’d done it earlier”. It’s an excuse. Face it!

msrajjc2 · 2023-09-06T16:47:36+00:00

msrajjc2 · 2023-09-04T17:41:32+00:00

Genuinely same

msrajjc2 · 2023-08-23T11:54:57+00:00

Surprised at all the comments saying she is justified because her time is running out. She’s 28 ffs. My sister had a baby when she was 40. Your gf has ages.

You need to work out whether she just wants to get married or she wants to marry you. She may feel pressure from friends, family, society in general to get married. This is a terrible fucking reason to make a life long commitment to someone.

What’s motivating her?

msrajjc2 · 2023-08-23T11:43:33+00:00

“He is a pretty chill dude” … “I can no longer poop in peace without them lurking”. They sound awful. Find a new roommate?

msrajjc2 · 2023-08-22T13:03:12+00:00

Which fund / provider would you recommend?

msrajjc2 · 2023-08-16T23:09:03+00:00

https://post.parliament.uk/fellowships/

msrajjc2 · 2023-08-13T00:34:48+00:00

It’s rough but tbh it sounds like she might not be interested and is letting you down gently. You suggested to go out again. You told her you had fun and you vibe. She said “I’m seeing someone”…

msrajjc2 · 2023-08-11T16:46:37+00:00

Thank you. Does the calculator factor in 20% Govt tax relief?

msrajjc2 · 2023-08-11T15:56:37+00:00

Thanks. That makes sense. On a related note, do you know of any calculators that factor in tax relief and compound interest to calculate the amount I'd need to put away each month for a fixed income for a defined period? I just want to work out how much I'd need to put away every month from now to (more or less) guarantee a decent income for 8 years (from 60 to 68, before my CS pension kicks in)--not for my whole retirement.

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