National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP) for Local Government
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National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP) for Local Government Graduate Trainee interview questions
based on 3 ratings - Updated 6 Jul 2025
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Graduate Trainee applicants have rated the interview process at National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP) for Local Government with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 90.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP) for Local Government as a Graduate Trainee according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
I applied online. I interviewed at National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP) for Local Government in Jun 2025
Interview
4 stages as described on the website. The video interview involves 3 questions with about 2 minutes to prepare and 6 minutes to record a 2-minute answer. And afterwards will reach to half-day virtual assessment centre with 3 assessments (written, group discussion, presentation) and eventually an interview with the council.
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Question 1
How do you deal with pressure or stressful situations? Tell us about a time when you worked in a team. Why local government? Why do you want to work for them? What are some of the biggest challenges and/or opportunities facing this council and the sector?
I interviewed at National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP) for Local Government
Interview
Challenging process and pressurised timed interview and assessment but plenty of support and guidance to help you prepare. The recruitment process is quite long and takes a good 6 months.
I interviewed at National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP) for Local Government
Interview
6 minutes per question: 2 minutes answering time, one opportunity to re-watch and re-record (optionally). 3 questions + 2 practice questions at the start. You will be filmed but only the audio will be evaluated.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Example of a time where you had to deal with heavy time pressure, and how you dealt with it