Question: In your current or previous job, how did events in your department affect other teams and departments in the company?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

How do/did events in your department affect other parts of the organization?

Follow-up questions:

How do you feel about this?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment)

Other Factors:

Personality-Organization Fit

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events,Mental Processes – Analyzing Data or Information,Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People,Work Output – Process Management

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

Interpersonal Relationships – Frequency of Contact With Others

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Adaptability/Flexibility,Social Orientation (Work Alone vs Group Work)

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Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s critical thinking skills.
The candidate’s interpersonal skills.

Red Flags to Watch For:

The candidate’s poor critical thinking skills.
The candidate’s poor interpersonal skills.

Sample Answer:

We work as a team in the organization. We have a lot of internal customers. For instance, reports we produce are being used by management, sales, production, and HR. It’s a collaborative effort and I’m happy that we are able to contribute to the company.

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