T E A M W O R K , T H E F O U N D AT I O N F O R E V E RY S T R O N G B U S I N E S S

B Y N O B L E N E W M A N

W O R K I N G E F F E C T I V E LY A S PA R T O F A T E A M I S I N C R E D I B LY I M P O R TA N T F O R P R O D U C T O U T P U T, C O N T E N T Q U A L I T Y, W O R K M O R A L E , A N D R E T E N T I O N .

T O H E L P M I T I G AT E A N Y C O N F L I C T S O R P R O B L E M S , I T I S A B S O L U T E LY V I TA L T H AT Y O U E S TA B L I S H A T E A M T H AT W I L L S U P P O R T Y O U E V E R Y S T E P O F T H E WAY.

S O W H AT S H O U L D I L O O K F O R W H E N I A M F I N D I N G A C A N D I D AT E ?

B E L O W, Y O U W I L L F I N D F I V E K E Y C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S Y O U S H O U L D L O O K F O R W H E N S E E K I N G F O R A P R O S P E C T I V E C A N D I D AT E F O R Y O U R B U S I N E S S .

R E M E M B E R , AT T H E E N D O F T H E D AY, Y O U WA N T T H I S P E R S O N T O F U L LY R E F L E C T Y O U R V I S I O N , G O A L S , A N D FA C E O F Y O U R C O M PA N Y

A M B I T I O N & PA S S I O N

E V E R Y B U S I N E S S WA N T S T O H I R E M O T I VAT E D A N D D R I V E N P R O F E S S I O N A L I N D I V I D U A L S W H O A R E W I L L I N G T O G O A B O V E A N D B E Y O N D W H AT I S A S K E D F R O M T H E M .

F I N D I N G A C A N D I D AT E W H O E M B O D I E S T H I S M U S T S H O W A S T R O N G L E V E L O F E N T H U S I A S M A N D PA S S I O N F O R T H E F I E L D O R T R A D E W O R K T H AT Y O U A R E P R O V I D I N G .

Question Examples:

What excites you about this company?

Why do you want to work here?

Tell me about a project that you were passionate about? How did that go? What excited you most about it?

P R O D U C I N G R E S U LT S

W H E N L O O K I N G F O R A N I D E A L C A N D I D AT E , Y O U WA N T T O M A K E S U R E T H AT T H E Y A R E I N D I V I D U A L S H AV E A S T R O N G T R A C K R E C O R D . B E C A U S E O F T H I S , Y O U WA N T T O M A K E S U R E T H AT T H E C A N D I D AT E I S N O T O N LY A D A P TA B L E , B U T A L S O E F F I C I E N T A N D E F F E C T I V E .

Question Examples:

Tell me about one of your biggest successes from your most recent job.

Talk to me about a specific project that personifies leadership.

If you were given X task, how would you be able to handle it?

What if you did not know how to do a specific project? What would you do? Tell me about your thought process.

T E A M P L AY E R

N O M AT T E R W H AT P O S I T I O N T H E Y A R E A P P LY I N G F O R , Y O U WA N T T O M A K E S U R E T H AT Y O U R F E L L O W F U T U R E C O W O R K E R C A N W O R K W I T H I N T H E F R A M E W O R K O F A T E A M .

T H AT S A I D , T R Y A N D A N A LY Z E T H E P E R S O N ’ S P E R S O N A L I T Y. P R O V I D E H Y P O T H E T I C A L S TAT I O N S . T E S T T O S E E I F T H E P E R S O N I S L O O K I N G O U T F O R H I M S E L F O R H E R S E L F O R T H E E N T I R E T E A M .

Question Example:

How do you feel about working with a team?

Have you had any confrontations with previous co-workers?

Tell me about a time where you had a disagreement with a supervisor or manager.

R E S P O N S I V E N E S S

B E I N G A R E S P O N S I V E C A N D I D AT E I S M O R E T H A N J U S T S H O W I N G U P A N D G R E E T I N G E V E R Y O N E I N T H E O F F I C E G O O D M O R N I N G .

T H I S G O E S B A C K T O T H E P E R S O N ’ S PA S S I O N A N D A M B I T I O N . W H E N I N T E R V I E W I N G A C A N D I D AT E , T R Y A N D P R Y I N T O T H E I R W O R K E X P E R I E N C E . A S K F O R E X A M P L E S O F S I T U AT I O N S W H E R E T H E Y H A D T O G O A B O V E A N D B E Y O N D F O R A TA S K .

Question Example:

Give me a situation where you were asked to go beyond your job description?

How important are deadlines to you?

How do you handle a situation when you were late with a specific task?

L O N G T E R M I N V E S T M E N T

A S A S TA R T U P, T H E O N E T H I N G Y O U W I L L F I N D I S A H I G H V O L U M E O F T U R N O V E R . A S M U C H A S L O W R E T E N T I O N R AT E C A N I M PA C T T H E C O M PA N Y F I N A N C I A L LY, T H E D A M A G E I T C A N H AV E O N T H E C O M PA N Y ’ S C U LT U R E C A N B E D E T R I M E N TA L .

D U R I N G Y O U R I N T E R V I E W, T R Y A N D G A G E T H E C A N D I D AT E ’ S I N V E S T M E N T T H E Y H AV E W I T H Y O U R C O M PA N Y.

Question Example:

Where do you see yourself in this company 5 months ( a year, 3 years) from now?

Why are you interested in working for this company?

What impact do you want to have for this company?