CBSA Mock Interview
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Question 12 of 60
All CBSA employees must maintain high standards of honesty, integrity, and character to gain and maintain the trust of the public. How will you exude this commitment in every interaction with the public?
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
Canada Border Services Agency puts integrity and character first when making hiring decisions. The hiring authorities not only want assurances you possess these characteristics; they want to see these traits in action. They want to make sure you can talk the talk and walk the walk.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I understand that a minuscule amount of CBSA agents are found to violate this critical Code of Conduct. These instances include crimes such as corruption, bribery, domestic violence, and driving under the influence. To exude integrity, to earn and keep the trust of the public, I will always behave in a way that is honest, fair, and right. Even the smallest delinquency is unacceptable. I live a clean lifestyle, which includes refraining even from alcohol. I was raised to do what is right, even when nobody is looking. Rest assured, I would keep myself on the straight and narrow while also holding my fellow teammates accountable."
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Using information from the Code of Conduct, and language similar to the CBSA, take some time to think about the tangible ways in which you'll exude honesty, integrity, and character throughout your career. Speak with confidence while making eye contact.
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I believe in behaving correctly in terms of honesty and integrity even when no one is looking, such as bribery, personal gain, lying, etc. My character won't allow me to do otherwise, for I follow a healthy and positive lifestyle where I have never drank or even smoked in my life. I don't like to lie and backbite others, and I don't steal or put others down. Basically, to exert a positive attitude and repress a negative one towards anyone.
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Very positive response! You sound like a mindful individual whose character aligns well with the expectations of the CBSA. The details that you include are fantastic because they will allow the interviewer to view your character through actions versus just words.
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To keep the integrity and gain and maintain the public's trust, I will always act in a way that is honest, right and fair no matter what. I always do the right thing even when no one is looking.
Rachelle's Feedback
Good answer! You are to the point and sound very confident in your ability to meet the expectations of the CBSA.
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