Hello there, my name is Richard McMunn from the interview training company PassMyInterview.com.
And in this tutorial, I will teach you how to answer TEAMWORK INTERVIEW QUESTIONS. And
in particular, I'm going to give you some brilliant answers to common teamwork interview
questions. It does not matter which role you are being interviewed for, if you think you
have to answer questions relating to teamwork, please watch this tutorial from beginning
to end because this is what I will cover. I will give you great tips for answering teamwork
interview questions. I will tell you how to demonstrate being a team player in an interview.
I will give you team working competencies and how to demonstrate them. And I will also
give you ANSWERS to common teamwork interview questions to make sure you pass your interview!
Now, before I do that, a very warm welcome to this teamwork interview questions and answers
training tutorial. My name is Richard McMunn. That's me there in the center of the screen.
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Let's get into those teamwork interview questions and answers. The first teamwork interview
question we need to prepare for is, what are the qualities of good teamwork? This teamwork
interview question will give you a solid foundation for answering any team working interview question.
Make sure you learn the skills and qualities needed to work as part of a team, and then
the rest of the interview will be much easier! So here is my answer to the teamwork interview
question: what are the qualities of good teamwork in particular? “In particular, there are
9 really important skills and qualities for good teamwork.
These are, being able to LISTEN TO THE TEAM BRIEF carefully to ensure you can all FOLLOW
ANY INSTRUCTIONS to the letter. You then need to be able to WORK TO THE TEAM’S
STRENGTHS by allowing team members to do what they are good at doing, and also making sure
you all FOLLOW A PLAN OF ACTION. You also need to be able to COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY,
both by speaking to all other team members during the task or project, and also listening
to what everyone is saying. You also have to be ADAPTABLE & FLEXIBLE throughout any
team task, as things can and often do change very quickly. You must also MOTIVATE & SUPPORT
your team colleagues and finally, always look to IMPROVE AND DEVELOP as a team and LEARN
FROM EVERY EXPERIENCE you encounter.” That is a very strong answer to the interview question:
What are the qualities of good teamwork? I like that answer, because you are focusing
specifically on a set number of skills and qualities, which in this case is 9. That shows
you really know your stuff and you know the qualities of good teamwork. Now, the next
teamwork interview question I want you to prepare for is: Tell me about a time you worked
well as part of a team? My advice, and this is really good advice, is to use what's called
the STAR technique when answering this teamwork interview question. You're going to structure
your answer using situation, task, action and result. And in the answer that follows,
you will see how effective it really is. Here's my answer using the STAR technique to, tell
me about a time you worked well as part of a team? SITUATION: In my last job, I was part
of a team who was responsible for packing and sending out customer orders. One day,
our manager had an impromptu 24 hour sale with a 50% discount, and the sales went crazy!
TASK: It was our job to work together to get all orders dispatched within a 24-hour period,
as per the promise we had made to our customers. ACTION: We decided to allocate specific tasks
for each person within the team, based on their strengths. My job was to pick all orders,
check for accuracy and then pass them on to the packing and distribution team for dispatch.
At one point, I had completed all of my work, so I went over to the customer service team
to help them take orders over the telephone. RESULT: The end result was, we managed to
get all orders dispatched for our customers on time by working together as a team, keeping
in constant communication with each other, and also doing additional jobs outside of
our remit when capacity allowed for it. So you can see there how effective situation,
task, action and result really is! Follow that format when answering any kind of teamwork
behavioral interview question, and you will score the highest marks possible! The next
teamwork interview question I want you to prepare for is: what would you do if a member
of your team was not pulling their weight? Now, most people will answer this question
by saying they will either do the work themselves, or they would inform their team leader or
manager. However, this is the best way to answer this teamwork interview question to
pass. Here we go. “I would see this as a wider team problem, as anyone not carrying
out their duties and responsibilities to the necessary standards could impact the rest
of the team, and our combined efforts. For a team to be successful, everyone has to do
their job properly! On that basis, I would speak to the person in private, to find out
what the problem was. They may have personal issues at home, or they may not be feeling
well. In which case, I would offer to support them to get them back up to speed as soon
as possible. If it was simply down to the fact they were not doing their job properly
through a lack of motivation, I would explain how their inaction could have a detrimental
effect on the rest of the team, and that they needed to sort things out quickly. Although
I am not a manager or supervisor, I would still see it as my problem to help sort out
for the good of the team.” That shows you are taking responsibility, even though essentially
it's not your problem. It would be down to a supervisor or a manager. But because you
are a team worker, you are sorting that out for the wider good of the team! If you would
like more behavioral interview type questions and answers, please CLICK THE LINK in the
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