Question: If you had a personal issue with a team member, what would you do or how would you handle the situation?

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Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

Social – Coordination (Adjusting one’s own actions in relation to others),Social – Social Perceptiveness

Other Factors:

Big 5 – Agreeableness,Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Team Fit,Practical Intelligence (Street Smarts),Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Interacting with Others – Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates,Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People

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):

Adaptability/Flexibility,Approachability,Cooperation,Handling Ambiguity,Self Control,Social Orientation (Work Alone vs Group Work)

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What to look for in an answer:

You are looking for the candidate’s positive approach to differences in opinion.
If the candidate understands the benefits of keeping away their personal grudges at work.
If the candidate provides an example where they dealt with this team member professionally and not letting their personal feelings take over their actions.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the candidate sounds too comfortable to work with this team member and gives practically impossible examples of how they both made a great relationship.
If the candidate shows the team member negatively and mentions about avoiding this team member completely at work.

Sample Answer:

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