The Everything® Job Interview Question Book by Dawn Rosenberg McKay

Author:Dawn Rosenberg McKay [McKay, Dawn Rosenberg]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4405-6956-2
Publisher: Adams Media
Published: 2014-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

Your Interpersonal Skills

Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone got along with one another? Unfortunately, a world in which everyone gets along is only a dream. There will always be personality conflicts and differences of opinion, whether they are within families, on the playground, or at work. What is important is how we deal with them when they occur. If handled well, they can lead to new ideas and growth.

An Employee Balancing Act

Each time an employer introduces a new member to his company or department, he disturbs a delicate balance. Depending on how well the new employee gets along with her new coworkers, this addition may completely tip the scales in one direction or another, or they may move only slightly.

Employers ask personal questions so they can learn about your personality or character traits. One reason they want to know about this is so they can determine whether you will fit in with the other employees. These character traits are only a piece of the puzzle, however. A potential employee may have skills and experience that make her the most qualified candidate, but her character traits may differ greatly from those of other employees. This probably won’t matter to the employer as long as the candidate knows how to make the most of those differences instead of getting sidetracked by them and causing productivity to suffer.

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