Interview Preparation
	Interview Method Overview
	Interview Preparation
	Examples of Interview Questions
	Answering Interview Questions
	Panel Interviews
	Useful Tips & Links
	Questions You Can Ask at a Job Interview

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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