HEO CIVIL SERVICE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (How to Pass a Higher Executive Officer Interview!)

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In this video, Joshua will teach you how to prepare for any HEO job interview within the Civil Service. Here’s what Joshua covers to help you PASS your Higher Executive Officer Civil Service interview:

1. A list of HEO Civil Service interview questions to prepare for;
2. Important tips to help you prepare for a Higher Executive Officer Civil Service interview;
3. Practical example answers to common HEO Civil Service interview questions;
4. Further downloadable resources to help you be the standout candidate!

OTHER USEFUL CIVIL SERVICE JOB INTERVIEW VIDEOS TO HELP YOU PREPARE:
Civil Service behaviours and competencies:

Q1. Tell me about yourself and why you think you could excel in a HEO position? 01:03
Q2. What skills and qualities are needed to carry out a Higher Executive Officer position? 03:35
Q3. How do you go about making effective decisions as a leader? 06:01
Q4. What would you focus on during your daily work as a manager and leader within the Civil Service to ensure you are effective? 08:24
Q5. When have you used effective communication skills to get a difficult message across to a group of people? 10:06
Q6. What’s your biggest weakness?
Q7. What previous experience do you have that you feel will benefit this position?
Q8. What are your future ambitions and where do you see yourself in 10 years’ time?
Q9. Tell me about a time when you created a written report that was important? What did you consider when creating the report?
Q10. Describe a time when you remained calm in a stressful and difficult situation?
Q11. As a Civil Service HEO, how would you monitor the performance of your staff?
Q12. Describe a time where you failed?
Q13. Who was the last person you had to speak about regarding under performance?
Q14. How would you delegate responsibility during a very important Civil Service project with tight deadlines?
Q15. As a Civil Service leader, it is better to be feared or loved?
Q16. What do you expect the best and most challenging parts of working in the Civil Service will be?
Q17. Explain a time when you delivered a task at pace?
Q18. What are the biggest challenges facing the Civil Service right now?
Q19. What’s the toughest team you’ve ever managed? Why were they so difficult to manage and what did you do to turn things around?
Q20. How would you develop your team within the Civil Service to get the most out of them?
Q21. Describe a time when you resolved conflict within a team?
Q22. What things would you consider when communicating with external agencies?
Q23. Why do you want to work for the Civil Service?
Q24. That’s the end of your Civil Service leader interview. Do you have any questions for the panel?

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[mdwalsh]

For the second question 'Describe a time where you failed' you actually described the time another person failed in their role.

[tait]

Thank you - Have you got EO interview questions?

[factuallycorrect]

Hi Joshua, Happy New Year and I do hope you are well💫
Appreciate this video very much it has given me something to go on.

I have a HEO interview in the week ahead.
Please advise how I can implement a strategy using the STAR APPROACH to demonstrate the behaviour and strengths (HEO) criteria to be received well and scored to a high standard?
Job Role: Business Audit Technician

[DazzleDaveLFC]

Hi, can I ask if these are for behavioural interview questions or strengths?

[shripradamahajan]

I have HEO interview role tomorrow, for how many minutes I should answer for behavioural type of questions?
Any help appreciated.