Question: Describe a time when you got people to work together.

Alternative Question Phrasing:

N/A

Follow-up questions:

What challenges did you face while doing this?
Were there any specific strategies that you had to implement in getting the team work together?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

Basic – Critical Thinking,Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Management of Personnel Resources,Social – Coordination (Adjusting one’s own actions in relation to others),Social – Rapport Buiding/Relating and Connecting with others,Social – Social Perceptiveness

Other Factors:

Candidate Preparedness,Direct Job Experience,Management Level,Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Personality-Team Fit

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Estimating Characteristics of Objects, Events, or Information,Interacting with Others – Assigning Tasks to Others (Delegation and Direction),Interacting with Others – Assisting and Caring for Others,Interacting with Others – Coaching and Developing Others,Interacting with Others – Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates,Interacting with Others – Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others,Interacting with Others – Developing and Building Teams,Interacting with Others – Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships,Interacting with Others – Performance Management (Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates),Interacting with Others – Provide Consultation and Advice to Others,Mental Processes – Thinking Creatively (Creativity)

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

Interpersonal Relationships – Coordinate or Lead Others,Interpersonal Relationships – Relationship With Subordinates,Interpersonal Relationships – Responsibility for Outcomes and Results of Others,Job Structure – Level of Responsibility (Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Organization Results)

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Approachability,Compassion/Concern for Others,Cooperation,Handling Ambiguity,Initiative,Leadership/Command

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

You are looking for the candidate’s team building skills.
If the candidate has any new strategy to deal with differences.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the candidate does not have a definite plan to bring people together. They just go with the flow.

Sample Answer:

N/A

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