Your interviewer is curious whether you have a realistic grasp of the details and challenges of the job. How you answer will indicate how well you've prepared for the interview. Avoid guessing and showcase your familiarity with the agency and the position. You'll want your answer to display your understanding of the challenges Border Force faces, your passion for what Border Force does and why it is of value, and an alignment between your values and theirs.

As detailed by Border Force, their priorities are "To deter and prevent individuals and goods from entering the UK that would harm the national interest and protect the vulnerable in need of our care. Enforcing immigration and customs regulations at the UK's ports, airports, postal depots and international rail network. Officers also conduct risk-led interceptions for controlled drugs, prohibited and restricted goods, cash, tobacco, alcohol, firearms, offensive weapons, prohibited goods, counterfeit goods and clandestine entrants, counter-terrorism, tackling organised crime, modern slavery and human trafficking, search and rescue operations and revenue protection."