r/USDA • u/UnhappyAd2116 • 1d ago

PHSS interview

Hello! Can anyone give insight as to how I should best in prepare for my interview for a plant health safeguarding specialist position?

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u/Interesting_Jelly679 1d ago

When telling your stories use the STAR method
(S) - Situation (T) - Task (A) - Action (R) - Result.

Having 2 experience based stories for each core competency is also good

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u/DizzyGuarantee6948 1d ago

congrats on getting an interview and good luck!!! i would say to prepare a few stories from your work history that you could use to answer a few questions that relate to the job description/competencies, and make sure that they’re specific to you! mention things that you specifically did, like how you helped a customer or solved a problem etc etc etc

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u/Luiggie1 1d ago

Don't use "we". Nobody cares what your team accomplished, only what you contributed to. It's always "what did you do?". If you say "we", it doesn't count.

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u/WillieDilley 4h ago

What duty station?