I applied online. I interviewed at Joint Nature Conservation Committee (Peterborough, England) in Feb 2026
Interview
The Interview was enjoyable, it started with a brief presentation I had to prepare before then the standard civil service competency based questions followed where they are clearly looking for answers in the STAR format.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Focus on policy and how that interlinks with ecology. Ensure to be able to answer these sorts of questions
I applied online. I interviewed at Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Interview
Online interview and skills test. Wanted answers in the STAR format. The interview was 3-4 people from their team. Asked questions on the skills and behaviours listed in the job application (eg. Seeing the big picture)
I applied online. I interviewed at Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Interview
Online interview with around 4 people and skills test. The skills test was very basic. Required to answer all interview questions in the STAR format but the questions were not really phrased in a way that made this clear or easy to do. You get feedback from the interview afterwards.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How is spatial analysis useful (big picture context)