Question: If I were to ask your current or previous manager how was your work performance and attitude at work, what do you think they will say?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

How would your current boss describe your work performance and contribution?

Follow-up questions:

Why so?
Can you cite an example when your contribution made significance change in your team positively.
How did you manage to do this?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

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

Abilities:

Cognitive – Perceptual Speed

Other Factors:

Candidate Preparedness,Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Personality-Team Fit,Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events,Interacting with Others – Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

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

Interpersonal Relationships – Relationship With Supervisor

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation)

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

You are looking for candidate’s self-perception.
You are looking for the candidate’s soft-skills to see how they will fit the organization and the team.
If the candidate brings trait/s that apply to this job.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the candidate’s example and traits do not match with this job.
If the candidate escapes this question by saying something like, “I am not sure or I have no idea”.

Sample Answer:

N/A

Question Source: https://www.thebalancecareers.com/best-interview-questions-for-employers-to-ask-applicants-1918483