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What Not to Say
- Don’t Say That You Prefer to Work Alone: Instead, find ways in which you excel at working with others.
- Make Sure Your Body Language Is Consistent With Your Story: Make sure you’re sitting up straight and making the right amount of eye contact with the interviewer.
- Don’t Lie: If you prefer to work by yourself, rather focus on how your skills enable you to help the team succeed.
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A team player
Very few employees work in a vacuum. When an interviewer asks if you are a team player, they really want to know whether you can work with others and get along with them.
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Tips for Giving the Best Answer
- Stick With Recent Examples: Relaying outdated examples don't usually grab attention.
- Blow Your Own Horn: Pick an experience that shows how you contributed to a team that achieved spectacular results.
- Consider Relevance: Choose an example that's most relev...
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Questions About Being a Team Player
First, research the role and the company to make sure you understand what teamwork looks like at this particular organization.
Then, consider how you can best contribute to a team.
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What You Show Matters
Dress professionally, avoiding loud or distracting colors. Stay engaged and focus on the interview, while ensuring your body language, smiling, and eye contact is not distracting the interviewer from what you are saying. Keep the phone and computer notifications on mute.
Focus on the entir...
13. Not Mastering Your Skills & Tools
Without mastering hard and soft skills, no amount of time management advice can make you grow faster and achieve more.
Time management tips:
- Hone your professional skills. Review your skills regularly, think of how you could improve them, what ad...
The formula for being an inspirational driver
- Know your "noble cause." Jobs understood that if teams don’t find their work meaningful, they perceive challenging directives from a leader as arbitrary demands rather than a call to sacrifice for a higher purpose.
- Tell your story early and often. If you can’t weave you...
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