Question: Imagine this scenario: You are the team leader and the person in charge of your company’s newsletter to customers. For this month’s newsletter, the designers have come up with a design that the writers strongly disagree with. What do you do?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Your writing team and your design team both have different opinions on an email newsletter design. Which do you choose and why?

Follow-up questions:

Why so?
What are the major components you would consider before taking the decision?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Situational

Skills:

Basic – Critical Thinking,Basic – Reading Comprehension,Basic – Writing,Complex Problem Solving,Social – Persuasion,Social – Rapport Buiding/Relating and Connecting with others,Systems – Judgment and Decision Making

Abilities:

Cognitive – Problem Sensitivity (Problem Recognition),Cognitive – Speed of Closure (Thinking Speed),Cognitive – Visualisation,Cognitive – Written Comprehension,Cognitive – Written Expression

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events,Interacting with Others – Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates,Interacting with Others – Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships,Interacting with Others – Provide Consultation and Advice to Others,Mental Processes – Making Decisions and Solving Problems,Mental Processes – Processing Information

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

Interpersonal Relationships – Coordinate or Lead Others,Job Structure – Frequency of Decision Making,Job Structure – Level of Responsibility (Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Organization Results)

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Analytical Thinking,Leadership/Command

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

If the candidate is able to weigh the pros and cons of each opinion without being biased.
If the candidate understands the effect of their decision on organization’s result.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If it seems like the candidate is not open to accept new ideas and their decision is biased.

Sample Answer:

N/A

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