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Teamwork

You demonstrate this competency when you:

Create or contribute to an atmosphere of respect, helpfulness, cooperation, and a sense of team pride.
Foster positive relationships and draw others into active commitment to the team’s effort.
Readily share information, knowledge, and personal strengths.
Give and receive constructive feedback from peers or other team members in order to achieve the goal.
Acknowledge others' skills, experiences, creativity, and contributions.
Listen to and acknowledge the thoughts, feelings, concerns, and ideas of others.
Assist others in solving problems and achieving goals.
Seek out and value diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences.
Leverage your individual strengths and those of others.
Resolve team conflict skillfully.

Employers/Graduate programs may seek demonstration of this competency through behavioral interview questions like:

Describe a time when you collaborated on a project.
Tell me about a time when you had to work with a difficult person on your team.
Tell me about a time when you had to lead by example within a team.
Describe a time when you had to convince someone to see things from your perspective. How did it end up?
Tell me about a time when you had to deal with competing opinions.
Tell me about a time when you had to play various roles on a team. (For example, leader vs. supporting role)

What are some ideas of ways you can continue to develop your competency in Teamwork?