Question: If I were to talk to your current or previous manager about you, how do you think they would describe you?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

If I were to ask your boss to describe you, what would they say?
What would your last manager say about you?

Follow-up questions:

Why would they say that?
Do you think what they would say about you is true?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Traditional

Skills:

Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Social – Social Perceptiveness

Other Factors:

Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Personality-Team Fit,Rapport Building Question,Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Interacting with Others – Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates,Interacting with Others – Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

In an indirect way, you are trying to learn more about the interviewee’s personality.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the interviewee’s manager would say negative things about them or if the interviewee reveals a negative relationship between them and their manager.

Sample Answer:

N/A

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