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Tell me a time when you work with other teams

What does the interviewer expect from this question?

“Tell me a time when you work with other teams”

I can frankly describe an experience, but I didn't do anything significant by working with other teams

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on Nov 15, 2021

Too often candidates try to find something “big” to answer such questions. There is no need! Please remove this pressure.

Sometimes the simplest or trivial things have a huge impact on people. 

So, for your specific question dig a bit deeper and am sure you can find some examples of situations you had to collaborate with someone else from another team, influence them or mentor/coach/train them, share something with them, navigate a difficult situation or delays etc. Hope you get the point. Think of an example where this experience had an impact in terms of adding value, improving efficiency, avoiding a mistake etc. Keep it simple but create a nice story around it. 

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Ian
Coach
on Nov 16, 2021
Top US BCG / MBB Coach - 5,000 sessions |Tech, Platinion, Big 4 | 9/9 personal interviews passed | 95% candidate success

Hi there,

Here you want to ideally demonstrate teamwork. This means divying up tasks successfully, keeping the team on track, helping out members who are falling behind, resolving differences, etc. etc.

Pedro
Coach
on Nov 15, 2021
Bain | EY-Parthenon | Former Principal | 1.5h session | 30% discount 1st session

How did you help the team achieve success? 

How did you enable other people to perform at their potential in order to meet the teams' objectives?

Clara
Coach
on Nov 16, 2021
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello!

It´s related to leadership, people management, and stakeholder management. 

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Ebru
Coach
on Nov 17, 2021
McKinsey|ex Firm Case Coach| LSE

For behavioral interview questions, you should choose a specific example you can share. 

The interviewer might be looking for skills such as :

  • How do you lead different teams to success?
  • How do you navigate issues (e.g. tech team is unable to meet a deadline)?
  • How do you resolve conflict?
  • How do you motivate or influence other teams?
  • Are you collaborative and a good team player?
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