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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
Actually, past work now means everything in most federal government competitions. The interview questions have been overhauled. Where there used to be "How WOULD you handle situation X" it's been changed to "How DID you handle situation X". And they will call around to see if you told the truth about the situation. At my department, CS-4 (Computing Scientists level 4) competitions are now all based on track record. And every competition I have ever competed in or helped run has had reference checks. Now, did it help me that I am good at interviews? Absolutely. But that got me ahead in private industry as well.
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Behavioural descriptive questions mean jack ****. You could have been the minister of your department but if one has a difficult time verbally communicating these facts in the interview.....it is all for nothing. That is the point....instead of looking at actual work history....such as a resume or previous performance reviews....it ALL depends on the answers you give in the interview and how well your previous supervisors can connect the two.