Question: How do you deal with and build relationships with different personalities at the workplace?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

What qualities do you think have helped you in building relationships?
Do you think there was any personality that was more difficult to form bond with when compared to others?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

Social – Coordination (Adjusting one’s own actions in relation to others),Social – Rapport Buiding/Relating and Connecting with others,Social – Social Perceptiveness

Other Factors:

Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Personality-Team Fit

Work Activity (Task):

Interacting with Others – Assisting and Caring for Others,Interacting with Others – Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates,Interacting with Others – Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others,Interacting with Others – Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

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

Interpersonal Relationships – Work With Work Group or Team (As a member, not a leader)

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Adaptability/Flexibility,Approachability,Cooperation,Politeness,Social Orientation (Work Alone vs Group Work)

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

If the candidate maintains healthy relationships at work.
You are looking for an answer that tells you about their dynamics with the co-workers.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the candidate’s answer is vague and they say that their relationships are good, however there is no mention of qualities that will create harmonious relationships.
If the candidate blames the co-workers for not being friendly with them.
If the candidate gets distracted and narrates a story which tells about their inability for not forming a harmonious relationship.

Sample Answer:

N/A

Question Source: https://www.totaljobs.com/advice/most-common-competency-based-interview-questions