Question: Have you ever been faced with another person stealing credit for an idea you came up with? How did you or would you handle it?

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Follow-up questions:

How do you prevent this from happening?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

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

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility)

Other Factors:

Personality-Job Fit

Work Activity (Task):

Interacting with Others – Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others (Conflict Management),Mental Processes – Analyzing Data or Information,Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People,Mental Processes – Thinking Creatively (Creativity)

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Analytical Thinking,Innovation

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Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s critical thinking skills.
The candidate’s professionalism in handling difficult situations.
The candidate’s creativity.
The candidate’s conflict management skills.

Red Flags to Watch For:

The candidate’s unprofessionalism especially in handling difficult situations.
The candidate’s lack of professionalism.
The candidate’s inability to handle conflicts.

Sample Answer:

The first time this happened to me, I had no proof that my colleague stole my idea so I let it pass but I confronted him about it. Of course, he denied it. So next time around, I made sure that I was first in answering during brainstorming sessions. I also don’t share creative ideas easily.

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