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.
Related Skills
- Conflict Resolution
- Communication
- Time Management
- Problem Solving
- Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Collaboration
- Leadership
- Creativity
- Project Management
- Delegation
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?
- Take a class that requires team projects.
- Be an active participant and volunteer to support work on a committee or team.
- Get a campus job where you contribute to the team.
- Pursue an opportunity with Outdoor Education.
- Volunteer through the Collaborative for Community Engagement.
- Join an intramural sports team.
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Last updated: 10/12/2023