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• Describe a time when you failed to engage at the right level in your
organisation. How did you handle the situation and what did you learn
from it?
What are employers looking for?

A person who can see the big picture and have an indepth knowledge of the
organisation and industry you work in.

6 Teamwork

• When was the last time you worked as part of a successful team? What did
you do to contribute to it?
• How do you bring difficult colleagues on board? Give us an example where you
had to do this.
• Give us an example there was conflict in the team. What was the cause?
What did you do to help resolve the situation?
• What are employers looking for?
• Many employers value teamplayers. They do not just want to hear about how
you work well in a team. They also want to know why you’re good at it.
If you’re a true teamplayer, you’ll excel at three key skills: communication,
judgement and responsibility.

7 Working under pressure

• It’s a busy day with conflicting priorities and deadlines: What do you do?
• Which recent project or situation has caused you the most stress? How did
you deal with it?
• Give us an example of a situation where you worked under pressure.

Employers are looking for people who understand priorities and timescales, and
who can work with a sense of urgency to meet deadlines.

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