Me postulé en línea. Acudí a una entrevista en UNICEF (Harare) en ene 2016
Entrevista
The technical written test required me to demonstrate my knowledge on Education statistics and analysis. From a given data I was expected to compute Net Enrollment Ratios,Gross enrollment ratios and Gender Parity Indexes and then do a trend analysis. The other essay-type questions elicited my understanding and knowledge on quality education indicators
Preguntas de entrevista [3]
Pregunta 1
This was a competency based question where I was required to demonstrate the competency on Formulating Strategies and Concepts.
Tell me about a time when you had to translate a work-related strategy into actions and plans.
• What did you specifically do that was effective?
• How did you know that your plans were clear enough to be implemented?
• What would you do differently in hindsight?
2. Tell me about a time when you were involved in developing a strategy for your department or organization.
• What was your role?
• How did you approach this situation?
• Who else was involved?
• What challenges did you experience?
• How did it turn out?
3. Tell me about a situation when you had to ensure that a particular project within your department was aligned with organizational strategy.
• Why was this important?
• How did you approach the situation?
• What was the outcome?
The question required me to demonstrate competency on Leading and Directing
1. Give me an example of an occasion when you recognized a development need in one of your direct reports.
• How did you recognize this development need?
• What did you do?
• How did the person respond?
• What was the outcome?
2. Describe a time when you experienced challenges in leading and managing a team.
• Why was this situation particularly difficult?
• What did you do to get the team on board with your direction?
• What was the end result?
• What did you learn from this experience?
3. Tell me about a time when you recognized a skill gap in your team as a whole.
• What was the gap and why was this skill necessary in your team?
• What did you?
• How did the team respond?
• What was the result?
The question required me to demonstrate competency on Drive for results
1. Describe a time when you needed to ensure that the work you were doing would meet the needs of a person or group external to your organization or immediate work area.
• Why was this required?
• How did you approach this?
• What did you do to ensure that their needs were met on an ongoing basis?
• What was the outcome?
2. Describe a time when it was particularly important for you to adopt a results-based approach to your work.
• Why was a results-based approach particularly important in this situation?
• What changes did you institute to meet this requirement?
• How did you monitor progress?
• What challenges did you come across?
• What was the end result?
3. Tell me about a time when you pushed yourself and your team to meet a particularly demanding goal.
• Why were these goals particularly demanding?
• How did you approach it?
• How did you ensure the goals were met?
• What was the outcome?