Question: If you were wanting to help your coworkers improve their work skills, what is your approach to first assessing their skills and abilities?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

What procedures do you use to evaluate the ability of your co-workers? What do you do to help your colleagues perform to the best of their abilities?

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Question Details:

Question Type:

Skills:

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

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility)

Other Factors:

Candidate Preparedness,Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Personality-Team Fit

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Estimating Characteristics of Objects, Events, or Information,Information Input – Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events,Interacting with Others – Assisting and Caring for Others,Interacting with Others – Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates,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 – Developing Objectives and Strategies,Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People,Mental Processes – Thinking Creatively (Creativity)

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):

Analytical Thinking,Approachability,Attention to Detail,Compassion/Concern for Others,Initiative,Social Orientation (Work Alone vs Group Work)

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What to look for in an answer:

You are trying to know if the candidate is a team player and takes time to know about their fellow team members’ strengths and weaknesses.
If the candidate gives examples of times when they have clearly worked with their co workers and helped them perform better.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If it appears that the candidate is least interested in knowing about their team members.
The approach of this candidate to know about their colleagues sounds too interfering.

Sample Answer:

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