Question: What do you think is the most important characteristic of a good team member?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

What trait is most important in a teammate?

Follow-up questions:

Why do you value this trait?
Do you have this trait?
Why did you mention these traits?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Knowledge/Skill Based,Traditional

Skills:

Social – Rapport Buiding/Relating and Connecting with others,Social – Social Perceptiveness

Other Factors:

Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Team Fit,Rapport Building Question

Work Activity (Task):

Interacting with Others – Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates,Interacting with Others – Developing and Building Teams,Interacting with Others – Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships,Interacting with Others – Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others (Conflict Management),Interacting with Others – Selling or Influencing Others

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

Interpersonal Relationships – Relationship With Subordinates,Interpersonal Relationships – Relationship With Supervisor,Interpersonal Relationships – Work With Work Group or Team (As a member, not a leader)

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Approachability,Cooperation

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

Someone who talks about a good teammate could possibly know how to be a good teammate as well. Look out for mentions of traits of good teammates and also the justification of why they talked about these traits.

Red Flags to Watch For:

Any traits that the interviewee thinks are good but which do not match up with the organization or team’s definition of good is a potential red flag. Also, although hard, you can try to spot if someone is just rambling off a list of what they think are good traits, but do not actually practice them.

Sample Answer:

N/A

Question Source: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/marketing-interview-questions