Question: How would people communicate in a perfect world?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

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Follow-up questions:

Why?
Would this possible now? Why or why not?
How would this work?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Knowledge/Skill Based,Unconventional

Knowledge:

Communications and Media

Skills:

Basic – Active Learning,Basic – Reading Comprehension,Basic – Speaking,Basic – Writing,Social – Rapport Buiding/Relating and Connecting with others,Social – Social Perceptiveness

Abilities:

Cognitive – Inductive Reasoning,Cognitive – Oral Comprehension,Cognitive – Oral Expression,Cognitive – Written Comprehension,Cognitive – Written Expression

Other Factors:

Personality-Organization Fit

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Estimating Characteristics of Objects, Events, or Information,Interacting with Others – Communicating with Persons Outside Organization,Interacting with Others – Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

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

Interpersonal Relationships – Electronic Mail,Interpersonal Relationships – Face-to-Face Discussions,Interpersonal Relationships – Frequency of Contact With Others,Interpersonal Relationships – Letters and Memos,Interpersonal Relationships – Online Text Chat,Interpersonal Relationships – Public Speaking/Presentation,Interpersonal Relationships – Telephone,Interpersonal Relationships – Video Conferencing

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Human Equity (Opposite of Discrimination),Innovation

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

You are looking to understand the interviewee’s communication skills in general, and also how they think communications can be improved for themselves and others.

Red Flags to Watch For:

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Sample Answer:

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Question Source: Novell job interview