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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
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.
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It always depends on your supervisors ability - unionized or non-unionized, public or private sector. I had a job opportunity blown because a former supervisor had forgotten most details of the work I had done when the company I applied to called for a reference check.
I do agree that past performance reviews SHOULD be taken into consideration in competitions. I often feel that I'm just wasting my time filling them out; the good employees know who they are and the jackoffs know who they are as well. Nobody will see them.
You may say that jobs shouldn't be decided on the basis of interview skills, and I'd agree with you; but they make or break people in all sectors.