{"id":1096,"date":"2024-01-09T14:08:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2026-10-22T22:39:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:39:51","slug":"how-to-prepare-for-a-competency-based-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/how-to-prepare-for-a-competency-based-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prepare for a Competency-Based Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1096\" class=\"elementor elementor-1096\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudying while you hold down a job is tiring, so keep the goal small. Pick one short course and give it a fixed slot each week, even if it is only 40 minutes. Tell your family and your manager so they know when you are unavailable.\n\nFinish the first module quickly. That early win helps you keep going.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">Small, steady effort finishes more courses than big bursts of enthusiasm.\n\n<cite>Thabo Mokoena, Padkaart Careers<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nTurn off notifications while you study. Take notes by hand if that helps you remember. If you fall behind, do not quit. Restart with the next lesson and carry on.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"A Black South African career coach in his 40s holding an open folder of CV printouts, standing in front of a dark-green\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"A career-planning desk spread: printed CV drafts, a blank career-map worksheet, highlighters, sticky notes, a laptop cor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Protect your study time<\/h4>\n\n<p>Choose a time when you are least tired, like early morning or just after supper. Put it in your calendar like a meeting. Study at the same spot each day so your mind settles faster.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use what you learn at work<\/h4>\n\n<p>Try one new skill at work each week. An Excel shortcut or a clearer email counts. Practice at work makes the lessons stick and shows your manager the effort you are making.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Studying while you hold down a job is tiring, so keep the goal small. Pick one short course and give it a fixed slot each week, even if it is only 40 minutes. Tell your family and your manager so they know when you are unavailable. Finish the first module quickly. 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