Can anyone out there in HR land tell me what the difference is between a "competency based interview" and an ordinary one?

Figure out what "your thing" is and use it. The person that is trying to hire you is probably trying to fill an empty position and that means that he or she is probably completely frazzled. The easier you make that person's job, the more likely it is that you are going to get the position that you want.

Its always much easier on the hair to Darken then to lighten. You DO NOT need peroxide or chemicals to darken(deposit color) but you need BOTH to Lighten(lift) and because you have a reddish brown(which you didn't state the depth of the reddish brown..is it light, medium or really dark) If your natural shade is black...(like mine) and you go "blond" like I did for 12 years, you will have to "touch up" your roots every 10 days if you do not want black roots..also please REMEMBER..BLEACH IS FOREVER! Until it grows out & is cut off...its very hard to cover, and no matter what color you use on top of it, it will bleed thru after 10 shampoo's....it can be a real nightmare if youi change your mind.

You will HAVE TO USE bleach because of the red.....red has a tendency to turn pinkish...plus your natural shade is black, if you want it to get to blond..bleach is the only way. This may be a little too complicated. I would go to a colorist NOT a hair stylist..but someone who ONLY does color....Red hair can be nasty, it is VERY difficult to get red out of the hair......I was red for years too...your hair will most likely have to be bleached to a very light stage, then toned to the color of blond you wish, but please NO those black roots will folor you what ever color you choose that is lighten then your natural shade, and the lighter the hair, the more they show....being UN NATURALLY Blond..is VERY high maintence if you want it to look good.