Competition and Markets Authority interview questions
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I applied online. I interviewed at Competition and Markets Authority in Apr 2025
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I was given a test to complete prior to the interview. The interview went ok, but I was ghosted after and never provided with a result. I followed up twice with HR to be told I would get a response the following week, a month later I followed up and again met with will provide a response next week, over two months and till date no response.
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How would you deal in a situation with competiting priorties. I was given a test prior to the interview on how I would priortise 5 tasks and my reasoning behind it.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Competition and Markets Authority (Manchester, England) in Feb 2024
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I applied online through the usual civil service application process. The Interview was on teams with panel of three directors, and I was asked fairly typical civil service interview questions. There was an option to interview in person if you wanted to travel to London. I had a case study exercise to complete and submit ahead of the interview. Long wait for the outcome, literally months, at which point I was told that although I was appointable and they would have loved to offer me the job, they were no longer able to recruit to the post due to budget changes. Very frustrating. I was placed on a reserve list for a year.
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What aspect of your learning curve would be steepest if you got this job.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Competition and Markets Authority (London, England) in Sep 2022
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Submitted CV, cover letter and some questions about myself. This was followed by a verbal and numeric reasoning tests. After passing, I was invited to an interview which was conducted by 2 staff from different depts.
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Questions were fairly standard: interest in the CMA, challenges I've overcome, how I manage deadlines etc.