Question: Describe a situation where you got people to work together.

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

What strategy did you use and what was the outcome?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

Basic – Critical Thinking,Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment)

Other Factors:

Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Mental Processes – Analyzing Data or Information

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

Interpersonal Relationships – Coordinate or Lead Others

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Leadership/Command

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s interpersonal and leadership skills.

Red Flags to Watch For:

Answers that reveal poor interpersonal and ineffective leadership skills.

Sample Answer:

Once I was able to lead a group of analyst to identify the root cause of a system error. Through collaboration and diligence, we were able to pinpoint the bug in the system and resolved the issue.

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