WorkSafe New Zealand interview questions

The recruitment process went as follows; 1. application form and written exercise. - this was easy, most people should pass this. 2. Psychometric testing. - This is where most people will be tripped up. It can be quite intense. 3. Virtual interview. - They give you questions and job description before the interview. Practice makes perfect. 4. Longlisting. - If you pass the interview WorkSafe is given a list of potential recruits to be short listed. 5. Assessment centre. - this includes a group portion, a written portion, and a interview portion. 6. pre-employment checks. - if you pass the assessment center they will ask to contact your most recent previous manager, as well as ministry of justice checks. The whole process is relatively difficult and takes a while. It was handled well, but be prepared for the long-haul.

A national recruitment campaign run by Randstad NZ is certainly a busy task. They ran a very generic advertisement...have you ever thought about working in H&S etc. Felt they attracted more applicants than they could manage. Applied for South Island, which seemed to be parked while they focused on the North Island recruitment. A couple of time-critical online assessments involved, good practice if you're looking at new roles but nothing that any middle manager wouldn't pass, without knowing anything about H&S. I was impressed when I submitted stage one on Friday night and got a response 6pm ~Sunday but that was the highlight of the process. The 2nd test was submitted midweek with the promise of results that Friday, eventually was pushed out 5 days late. My "Virtual" interviewer (working from home?) was ill-prepared and distracted. The interview was not perfect on my part but certainly strong enough to progress I thought. I have the industry experience asked for and presented a solid CV. Again had to wait longer than promised (3 weeks) for a result which was a bit stressful and not particularly professional.