The Right Fit: our HR & culture blog

Want to know what it’s like to work with us? Are you curious about what to expect from our hiring process? Read our HR and culture blog to find out more about us.

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Tips to prepare for a competency-based interview

Here are Consumer Protection BC, we use competency-based questions in our interviews with job candidates. What is a competency-based question? They are interview questions that require you to give real-life examples as the basis for your answers. For example, let’s say that project management is a competency for a specific position. An interview question may […]

A day in the life of: a Licensing & Information Officer

Our Licensing & Information Services team is often the first point of contact for our organization. They provide information and assistance to our licensed businesses and consumers on their rights, responsibilities, and options under the laws that we are responsible for. Here is a typical day in the life of a Licensing and Information Officer (when working […]

A day in the life of: an Inspector

Our Inspectors conduct province‐wide onsite inspections of businesses to ensure compliance with BC’s consumer protection legislation, adequacy of their facility, use of appropriate procedures for trust funds and to review the financial condition of our licensed businesses. They perform a preventative and educational role, maintain public relations by liaising with law enforcement and regulatory agencies, […]