Question: Have you joined any job-related organizations? What are they and what has been your experience with them?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

Do you think it’s necessary?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Skills:

Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Social – Rapport Buiding/Relating and Connecting with others

Other Factors:

Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Interacting with Others – Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Analytical Thinking

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s interpersonal skills.
The candidate’s analytical skills.

Red Flags to Watch For:

The candidate’s poor interpersonal skills.
The candidate’s poor analytical skills.

Sample Answer:

Yes, I am part of the (specific profession: ex. Accounting) Association. We meet every month to share best practices and new trends in the industry which is very helpful.

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