WORKING TOGETHER – PASS YOUR GRADE 6 / GRADE 7 CIVIL SERVICE INTERVIEW

At Grade 6 and Grade 7, Working Together is about influence and shared ownership.

Panels assess how you build trust.
They listen for collaboration across boundaries.
They score how you align people with different priorities to deliver outcomes.

This guide shows you how to answer Working Together interview questions at the level panels expect in 2026.

It gives you a clear way to demonstrate collaboration as senior leadership.

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WHAT THIS GUIDE IS DESIGNED TO DO

Many candidates undersell this behaviour.

They describe cooperation.
They focus on being agreeable.

At Grade 6 and 7, panels want to hear how you actively bring people together, manage tension, and drive collective delivery.

This guide shows you how to frame collaboration as influence, judgement, and results.

Everything inside reflects how this behaviour is currently assessed.

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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

🤝 How Grade 6 and Grade 7 panels define Working Together

🧭 How to build alignment across teams, professions, and organisations

🗣 How to handle challenge, disagreement, and competing priorities

📈 How to demonstrate shared ownership and collective outcomes

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WHAT IS INCLUDED

📘 A clear explanation of Working Together at Grade 6 and Grade 7

📅 Updated expectations aligned to 2026 interview standards

🧩 Full guidance on structuring answers using the B-STAR method

⚠️ Common mistakes that weaken collaboration based answers

❓ A focused bank of Working Together interview questions

✍️ Multiple long form sample answers written at true Grade 6 / 7 level

Each example shows influence, credibility, and partnership working.

They demonstrate senior collaboration rather than surface level teamwork.

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UPDATED FOR 2026

Panels now expect collaboration across systems.

This guide reflects current emphasis on:

🌐 Working across departmental and organisational boundaries

🧠 Using judgement to balance challenge and cooperation

🤝 Building trust with stakeholders you do not manage

🤖 Responsible use of digital tools and AI

🏛 Delivering outcomes that support wider government priorities

Language and examples reflect how panels are scoring today.

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WHO THIS GUIDE IS FOR

This guide is built for candidates who are:

🎯 Applying for Grade 6 or Grade 7 roles

🧩 Working in complex or multi stakeholder environments

🗣 Being told their answers lack influence or authority

⬆️ Moving into roles with broader partnership responsibility

🧭 Preparing for leadership, operational, digital, or policy posts

If Working Together feels hard to evidence at senior level, this guide gives you a clear structure.

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HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE

Begin with the behaviour overview to understand what panels expect.

Study the sample answers for tone, structure, and influence.

Adapt the approach to your own experience.

Practice delivery until your answers sound confident and controlled.

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READY TO IMPROVE YOUR WORKING TOGETHER SCORE?

If you want to walk into your interview knowing how to evidence collaboration and influence, this guide gives you that confidence.

It provides a clear, repeatable approach you can rely on.

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WANT MORE BEHAVIOURS?

Most Grade 6 and Grade 7 interviews assess more than one behaviour.

If you want full coverage across the framework, our complete guide is designed for that purpose.

[ CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR ALL BEHAVIOURS INTERVIEW GUIDE AT GRADES 6 & 7 ]