Civil Service SEO interview - how to give strategic answers that also have depth?

[Cellardoor7]

Hi all,

I’m preparing for an SEO interview and I really want the role.

I’ve had 2 previous SEO interviews where the feedback was for me to show less ‘process’ and be more strategic in my behaviour answers.

I got better marks for my behaviours (4s and 5s) in my second interview than in my first interview (3s), as I really tried to make my answers more strategic for the second interview.

However, for this latest interview, they’re assessing behaviours that came up in my first interview and not my second - eg Delivering at Pace and Making Effective Decisions, which I find really tricky behaviours.

I’m finding it really hard to show clear evidence of being strategic whilst showing depth in my examples. If I include detail, I feel like it sounds process-y, and if I try to be more strategic, it sounds too general and not specific enough. Eg when I refer to communicating with people in my answers, can I say I organised calls/contacted them on Teams because XYZ (to show why I did it), or is that too specific and process-y?

Any tips please?

I wonder if could be useful for you @Cellardoor7

Thanks @Arregaithel ! I've already seen that video and it’s been helpful. My question here is more about how my answers can show evidence of strategic thinking but also show depth and avoid sounding too process-y. Does that make sense?