I had a civil service interview recently, mostly with technical questions.
It mostly went okay, but there was one question where we were supposed to be in a scenario where we were dealing with a member of the public.
The interviewer asked me a question about something and I didn’t know the correct answer. If I was really in the scenario and dealing with a member of the public, I would have answered that I didn’t know, but would ring them back.
But I forgot the scenario and said that at a guess, I thought such and such.
My answer was way off and, had I really been in that scenario, I have enough experience to know I would never have guessed as the answer as gave was actually unsafe. If I were to give that reply in real life, I should genuinely be in trouble, but I know I wouldn’t.
Is it worth contacting them to tell them I know I cocked up, or should I just leave it? The only reason I am considering it is that I have read that the interviews are point based and that you can fail if you get below a certain mark on some questions and I think an unsafe answer might potentially put me in that category. I really want this job, so is there anything I can do now?
If any civil service interviewers, past or present, could give advice, I would really appreciate it.