Question: As a team member, what is your approach to making sure every one in a team feels welcome to participate in team activities?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

How do you ensure that every member of the team is allowed to participate?

Follow-up questions:

Question Details:

Question Type:

Skills:

Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Social – Coordination (Adjusting one’s own actions in relation to others),Social – Rapport Buiding/Relating and Connecting with others

Abilities:

Cognitive – Originality

Other Factors:

Big 5 – Extraversion,Candidate Preparedness,Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Personality-Team Fit

Work Activity (Task):

Interacting with Others – Assisting and Caring for Others,Interacting with Others – Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates,Interacting with Others – Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others,Interacting with Others – Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships,Interacting with Others – Performing Administrative Activities,Mental Processes – Thinking Creatively (Creativity)

Work Context (Person-Job/Team/Org Fit):

Interpersonal Relationships – Work With Work Group or Team (As a member, not a leader)

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Approachability,Compassion/Concern for Others,Cooperation,Initiative,Social Orientation (Work Alone vs Group Work)

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

If the candidate’s response displays team work and efforts they have taken to bring the team members together.
You are looking for the candidate’s interest level in taking initiatives.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the candidate gives a vague answer and does not really highlight any steps they might have taken to bring the team together.

Sample Answer:

N/A

Question Source: https://www.totaljobs.com/advice/most-common-competency-based-interview-questions