I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Ofcom
Interview
Fairly straightforward, gave two weeks to prep a task and present during the interview. Rest of the interview focused on skills based questions, skills already highlighted in the job descriptino and candidate pack. The panel was very nice and easy to talk to, gave good feedback after the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you tell us a time where you got different stakeholders to come together on one issue, internal and external?
Competency based questions. Could include a presentation at the start depending on the type of role applied for.
Interview could be in person or via Teams. It last between 45 mins to and hour.
Panelist could be at least 3 people sometimes 2.
The organisation is hot about its values so be sure to remember what they are and weave into the interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell is about a time you have coordinated others to achieve an objective
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Ofcom in Nov 2022
Interview
(spectrum division) Screening happened the day after the closing of the ad, was sent a task involving a 1000 word policy recommendation to write a week before the interview. The interview itself was quite difficult, I was pushed on any aspect of the 1000 word essay that I didn't go deep into, including technical ones which I didn't expect to have to know. That being said, the atmosphere was positive and I was given some guidance to steer my answer in the right direction. I was rewarded for explaining my reasoning out loud.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How, as OFCOM, can we ensure that this measure you suggest will necessarily lead to private actors taking the action we desire? (worded more specifically to relate to the written task) Describe a situation where you had to provide assistance to a colleague from another team. How did you measure the impact of your written publication? How did you organise yourself in order to produce consistent work towards a deadline?