| Hiring - Key questions
Author: Dan Duke
Published: April 01, 1998
Last Updated: May 20, 1999
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Hiring
Key questions
By Dan Duke
Here is an example of how the system works. On The Virginian-Pilot’s
copy desk, teamwork is one of the traits we interview for.
The "key actions" for teamwork are:
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Building relationships
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Exchanging information freely
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Volunteering ideas and help
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Building on others’ ideas
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Supporting group decisions
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Putting group goals ahead of individual goals.
Questions that we use to elicit "teamwork" answers are:
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Sometimes it can be frustrating to get information from a reporter or an
assigning editor so you can improve a story. Please describe a situation
you’ve had like this. (What did you do?)
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Describe a situation in which you were able to help out another copy editor
or some other co-worker.
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In dealing with your co-workers, it’s difficult to know when you are being
overly demanding. Tell me about a time you might have been overly demanding.
— D.D.
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