I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Crown Prosecution Service (City of London, England) in Mar 2012
Interview
The application form was quite strange, it was just personal details and then four questions to answer. They did not ask for any employment or education history. They also only contacted you through email, so when I first saw the email in my inbox I thought I had been unsuccessful but it was actually an invitation to interview.
The interview was in the centre of London and they were very accommodating as I was travelling from the North of England. The interview was with 2 people, one from HR and one from the office. The interview mainly consisted of competency based questions that were similar or related to the four questions in the application form. The interviewers were very nice and welcoming and were very good at putting you at ease. Dare I say they almost made it enjoyable?
I then received another email a week later saying I had been successful subject to references and security checks. I then received a form offer of employment.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Describe a time when you dealt with a difficult customer or colleague.
3 x Scenario based questions which I was given prior to interview to prepare and then strength based questions I didn’t prepare for via Teams with a panel of 3 people
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is something you did recently that you are proud of?
I interviewed at Crown Prosecution Service (London, England)
Interview
Great great fantastic they are fantastic and great and I appreciate the time they are very knowledgeable about what they do fantastic great fantastic I enjoy my interview very much they were great
Average, good conversation. Be sure to look at the success profiles to answer the questions correctly. Use the star method and keep answers concise. Mention why you would like to work with CPS specifically, and briefly talk about an area of criminal law you are interested in.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you dealt with conflict in the workplace