Question: What would be your approach to handling the communication challenges of remote teams and remote workers?
Alternative Question Phrasing:
- How would you overcome the communication challenges of a remote team?
Follow-up questions:
- How effective do you think are your strategies?
- Do you think your methods will make it easier or harder to communicate in general?
- How do you think these methods will affect the work flow or work processes?
Question Details:
Question Type:
Knowledge:
Skills:
Abilities:
Other Factors:
Work Activity (Task):
Information Input – Estimating Characteristics of Objects, Events, or Information,Interacting with Others – Change Management,Interacting with Others – Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates,Interacting with Others – Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships,Interacting with Others – Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others (Informing),Mental Processes – Thinking Creatively (Creativity),Work Output – Quality Improvement
Work Context (Person-Job/Team/Org Fit):
Interpersonal Relationships – Coordinate or Lead Others,Interpersonal Relationships – Electronic Mail,Interpersonal Relationships – Frequency of Contact With Others,Interpersonal Relationships – Letters and Memos,Interpersonal Relationships – Online Text Chat,Interpersonal Relationships – Telephone,Interpersonal Relationships – Video Conferencing
Work Style (Person-Job Fit):
What to look for in an answer:
Look for an understanding of the new age problem of digital communication and if the candidate already knows of solutions.
Red Flags to Watch For:
Red flags are any outlandish solution that is unfeasible, or if the interviewee doesn’t fully understand the challenges of remote work.
Sample Answer:
N/A
Question Source:
Unknown