Competency-based interviews (in different places they are known as either behavioral interviews, situational interviews or even structured interviews) happen to be interviews designed specifically to determine the interviewee’s level of competence. The competence test is put into action when the selection panels finds it hard to arrive at a final decision on the basis of merit or would like to test specific skills. Like for instance, the interviewers would like to know what action each candidate would propose to take under a certain circumstance.
The difference between normal interview & competency …