Question: Describe a time when you mentored your coworker or team mate. How did you find the experience?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Have you ever tried to act as a mentor to a colleague? Was it worth it from a professional point of view?

Follow-up questions:

What was the outcome?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

Basic – Learning Strategies,Management of Personnel Resources,Social – Coordination (Adjusting one’s own actions in relation to others),Social – Instructing (Teaching)

Other Factors:

Management Level,Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Personality-Team Fit

Work Activity (Task):

Interacting with Others – Assigning Tasks to Others (Delegation and Direction),Interacting with Others – Coaching and Developing Others,Interacting with Others – Performance Management (Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates),Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People

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

Interpersonal Relationships – Relationship With Subordinates

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Adaptability/Flexibility,Approachability,Compassion/Concern for Others,Leadership/Command,Social Orientation (Work Alone vs Group Work)

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s mentoring skills.
The candidate’s leadership style.

Red Flags to Watch For:

The candidate’s inability to mentor subordinates.

Sample Answer:

Mentoring is part of being a leader. There was a time when I mentored a fresh graduate and I feel accomplished knowing that I contributed to his personal development.

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