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terviewer wants to learn about your successes, so this is not a time to be
humble. Speak confidently about your relevant accomplishments, your
experiences, and how you will add value to the hiring organization.

5. Monitoring Your Time. Though you may be anxious, avoid glanc-
ing at your watch. Competency-based interviews run long, and if you
look at the time, the interviewer may conclude that you are not inter-
ested or are bored with the interview. To avoid giving the wrong im-
pression, focus your attention solely on the interviewer.

Anyone can get tripped up during an interview by an unexpected
question and can drift off course when giving a response. But when you
are prepared with your list of core competencies and are aware of the
common mistakes that can ruin the interview—the ones you can con-
trol—you’re a long way toward eliminating the negatives. You are free to
answer the competency-based questions to the best of your ability, with-
out worrying about how you are coming across to the interviewer.

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