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**IssuessBratte** · 05-30-2008, 07:54 PM

... which is why they are poor interview questions

The actual question as described by Kid above (edited for clarity):
Describe a time at work when you have a conflict with someone at work regarding different values or morals.

This is a fairly good interview question, actually. The point of this question is to determine:

1. Is the interviewee capable of discussing a conflict - this bears on the honesty and directness of the interviewee
2. How significant of a conflict does the interviewee discuss - this bears on whether they are likely to be someone who can ignore small problems and get along with co-workers.
3. How did the interviewee resolve the conflict - did they resolve it themselves, did they take it upstairs, etc. This bears on their ability in conflict resolution (and either answer can be correct depending on the circumstance).

The question does not bear on the actual values or morales, and doesn't have anything to do with 'discussing morality at work'; it is focused on conflict resolution. A very solid behavioral interview question.

05-30-2008, 07:54 PM	#7
IssuessBratte Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 607 Senior Member	... which is why they are poor interview questions The actual question as described by Kid above (edited for clarity): Describe a time at work when you have a conflict with someone at work regarding different values or morals. This is a fairly good interview question, actually. The point of this question is to determine: 1. Is the interviewee capable of discussing a conflict - this bears on the honesty and directness of the interviewee 2. How significant of a conflict does the interviewee discuss - this bears on whether they are likely to be someone who can ignore small problems and get along with co-workers. 3. How did the interviewee resolve the conflict - did they resolve it themselves, did they take it upstairs, etc. This bears on their ability in conflict resolution (and either answer can be correct depending on the circumstance). The question does not bear on the actual values or morales, and doesn't have anything to do with 'discussing morality at work'; it is focused on conflict resolution. A very solid behavioral interview question.
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