Question: In your opinion, what traits or qualities should a person have to be well-liked by others?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

What, in your view makes a person likeable?

Follow-up questions:

Why did you answer that way? Why did you choose those traits or characteristics?
Do you think you possess those traits or characteristics?
Do you think you’re likeable? Why? or Why not?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Skills:

Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Social – Rapport Buiding/Relating and Connecting with others,Social – Social Perceptiveness

Other Factors:

Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Team Fit

Work Activity (Task):

Interacting with Others – Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships,Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People

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

Interpersonal Relationships – Coordinate or Lead Others,Interpersonal Relationships – Frequency of Contact With Others

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Approachability,Cooperation

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s likeability/charisma.
Ability to identify likable traits.

Red Flags to Watch For:

Inability to identify charismatic/likable traits in a person.
Too much negativity.
Being too much of a ‘pleaser’, sacrificing one’s identity in the process.

Sample Answer:

Being likable will work to your advantage but it should not hinder in the performance of one’s duties and responsibilities. Making too much effort to be likable, for instance, just to please others is also detrimental. We must keep in mind that we cannot please everyone.
Usually, integrity and honesty are two traits that make a person likeable.

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