How do you approach giving and receiving peer feedback in your professional interactions?
How to structure your answer, what the panel listens for, and the mistakes to avoid.
Practice this questionStructure it with STAR
- SituationSet the scene in two or three sentences: where, when, what was at stake.
- TaskWhat you were responsible for, and what made it hard.
- ActionThe steps you took yourself. This should be the longest part.
- ResultWhat happened, with numbers if you have them, and what you learned.
What interviewers listen for
- The other person's point of view, described fairly.
- What you said or did to move the situation forward.
- How the working relationship ended up, not only the task.
Common mistakes
- Making the other person the villain.
- A conflict that resolved itself without anything you did.
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