Ability to Work with Others
“How would you describe your ability to work with
others?”
■“I know that if you were to ask any of my coworkers, they
would tell you that one of my strongest traits is my ability
to get along with almost everyone. I even get along with
people who others consider difficult to work with.”
■“Whenever I start at a new company or job, the first thing I
do is find out who the people are whom I will need to
know in order to get things done. For example, I made
friends with the guy in the mailroom within my first two
weeks at my last job, and that relationship really paid off.
He was a person who knew a lot about what went on in
the company and was able to direct me when I needed a
resource.”
■“I’m not going to say that I get along with everyone
because the truth is that at each company where I’ve
worked there have been one or two people who were diffi-
cult to get along with. But I will say that I maintain a profes-
sional relationship with all the people I work with
regardless of their personality or attitude.”
“Tell me about a time when you were required to
work with people you had not previously worked
with.”
■“At my previous job our company was acquired, and I was
inherited by a group. There seemed to be a natural hostility
toward the new guys from the start. I simply went out of
my way to make sure that the people in my group knew
that I was a team player and that I would help out in any-
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