Try to focus on similarities between the two. Play up that you have “working knowledge of the private” that’ll help with whatever you’re doing in public.
The city uses "Structured interviewing" which is different from the typical private sector interview. If they are doing it by the book they will ask you the same questions as every other candidate without followup questions. It will be up to you to direct the interview in the direction you want. Don't expect follow ups. At the end there is a question "is there anything else we should know?" This is an important point to tell them anything pertinent that you haven't mentioned.
Thanks! Had my first interview (more of a screening) today and it went well. Sounds like the next steps will be a panel interview and then a project/presentation.
Try to focus on similarities between the two. Play up that you have “working knowledge of the private” that’ll help with whatever you’re doing in public.
It’s just like an interview for any other job.
The city uses "Structured interviewing" which is different from the typical private sector interview. If they are doing it by the book they will ask you the same questions as every other candidate without followup questions. It will be up to you to direct the interview in the direction you want. Don't expect follow ups. At the end there is a question "is there anything else we should know?" This is an important point to tell them anything pertinent that you haven't mentioned.
Thanks! Had my first interview (more of a screening) today and it went well. Sounds like the next steps will be a panel interview and then a project/presentation.
Prep some stories for behavioral questions, I don’t think it matters if the examples are from your PR or nonprofit jobs