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Communication

Covers explaining complex things simply, useful writing, listening, choosing the right channel and keeping stakeholders informed. Suits any role where work depends on being understood, at every level. Follow-ups push for the actual words or structure used and for evidence the message landed.

Suits: Analyst, Project coordinator, Account manager, Operations associate, Software engineer

Questions
7 of 16
Length
32 min
Format
Voice or typed
Levels
All levels
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Example
  1. Interviewer: Tell me about a time you changed someone's mind at work. How did you go about it?

  2. Candidate: Our team wanted to rebuild the billing page from scratch, and I thought it was the wrong call, so we put together a plan to…

  3. Follow-up

    Interviewer: You said "we". What did you say yourself, and what finally changed their mind?

  4. Scored on

    • Clarity and structure30%
    • Audience awareness25%
    • Listening20%
    • Influence and follow-through25%

    Score, reasons and recording. Your team decides.

An example exchange. This interview's own questions open when you use it.

What it listens for, and how much each part counts.

Every answer is scored against this guide, with the reasoning written beside the score. You get the recording or the written answers too, and your team makes the call.

  • Clarity and structure30%
    Leads with the point and organises ideas so they are easy to follow.
  • Audience awareness25%
    Adjusts detail, language and channel to who is listening.
  • Listening20%
    Notices confusion and what is unsaid, and acts on what they hear.
  • Influence and follow-through25%
    Messages lead to decisions or action and keep people informed over time.
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