Interview Preparation
	Interview Method
	Preparing for the Interview
	Examples of Interview Questions
	Answering Interview Questions
	Panel Interviews
	Useful Tips and Links
	Questions You Can Ask

Interview Method Overview

City of Calgary Interviews

The City of Calgary uses an interview method called 'Targeted Selection' to determine the best candidate for a job. Generally, when you are being interviewed for a job, the interviewer/s asks you a number of questions in relation to:

• you - your skills, knowledge, abilities and attitude
• your past employment and any previous experience related to the job
• your ability and attitude to fulfill the requirements of the job
• your knowledge of the job and of the organisation
• your future plans - career goals, coursework, post-secondary education

Targeted Selection is a method of interviewing used to learn about you, your experience and knowledge. Targeted Selection interview questions ask you to provide examples of how you handled a situation in your past. The premise is based on how you handled a situation in the past is a good predictor of how you will handle a similar situation in the future; past behaviour is a predictor of future behaviour. We will not ask hypothetical questions, "What would you do if…….?" We want you to give us real-life examples of how you handled a real-life situation.

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