The main skill sets evaluated during a behavioural interview process for the role of a consultant are:
1. Technology Application/Utilization skills
2. Communication skills
3. Planning/Organization skills
4. Problem Solving skills
1.Technology Application/Utilization skills:
- Possess skills and knowledge common to the communications industry
- Reflect the ability to grasp new concepts
- Demonstrate skills necessary to implement complex technical solutions
- Apply technical knowledge to solve problems
2. Communication skills:
- Convey information in a manner that is understandable and persuasive
- Be able to identify and remedy situations when the audience has not understood the message
- Be willing and able to repeat or rephrase explanations
- Question and probe others to obtain information or to identify their underlying needs
3. Planning/Organization skills:
- Plan work to maximize efficiency (in time and resources) and minimize downtime
- Recognize priorities and balance conflicting demands
- Identify desired outcomes and determine steps needed to achieve them
- Structure work activities to ensure that work is done efficiently and effectively
4.Problem Solving skills :
- Seek out and collect relevant information to solve problems and achieve goals
- Be able to systematically collect information to aid in making decisions
- Take advantage of available resources
- Be able to gather information and extract relevant data and apply it to a problem in order to develop a solution