Communicating and Influencing interview questions
Behaviour interview questions for Communicating and Influencing. Prepare STAR examples that show communicating clearly and persuading others with evidence and empathy.
Assessors look for: evidence that you tailor messages, listen, and influence without relying on hierarchy.
Example questions
- Tell us about a time you demonstrated Communicating and Influencing.
- Give an example of when you had to tailor the message to the audience.
- Describe a situation where you listened first and how you decided what to do.
- Tell us about a time your approach to communicating clearly and persuading others with evidence and empathy did not go to plan.
- How do you make sure your work shows evidence that you tailor messages, listen, and influence without relying on hierarchy?
Answering well
- Pick one example; do not leap between three stories.
- Spend most of your time on Action.
- End with a result and a brief reflection.
- Do not confuse this behaviour with Leadership: influencing is about persuasion and clarity, not formal authority.
See the Communicating and Influencing hub and behaviour interview guide.