One of the better places I have interviewed, an initial panel interview and then a follow up more informal conversation with the hiring manager. Very welcoming, genuine and took the best interest of their candidates into account.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Commerce Commission (Auckland, Auckland) in Oct 2022
Interview
They called to say I am selected, there would be a 45min test I have to undertake and then an hour long interview where there was going to be behavioural and competency questions. The test was an excerpt on part of the law and an example where it might have been breached and they asked what info will you need from the parties involved and what steps you will take to carry out the investigations. On the day they told me the panel interviewers both had changed, so there was not much time to stalk their profiles. The interview was in the offices in one of their interrogations room (which the interviews mentioned for some intimidation). They went through the role and then asked the questions but they were barely any STAR behavioural based questions. At the interview they said there would be a further interview if I was selected, and they did not have an idea when I might learn of the outcome. I was under the impression there was only one interview and would have prepared differently if I knew.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to be in this role What do you know about the commission Why did you leave your last job Tell me more about your previous roles - wanted to know if I was good at it They liked that I wrote scope of project in the test and asked me to tell them more about what I meant by scope of the project How do you plan How do you like to be managed How do you handle stressful week Example of a time where you received info that was inconsistent - what was the outcome What are good attributes of an investigator Are you ambitious? What is your future work outlook Why did you stay at X company the longest What would X company say about you? What are you working on yourself (weakness) Any personal issues that they need to be empathetic or supportive about