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Thanks for the reply! "The point is definitely not about prepared presentation" - to me this doesn't ring true at all, but I am sure it depends on the person w
by mden 9y ago
Thanks for the reply!
"The point is definitely not about prepared presentation" - to me this doesn't ring true at all, but I am sure it depends on the person who is getting interviewed. When I'm asked about times I've argued with my manager nothing really stands out but I'm sure that's not an acceptable answer either. Of course there are disagreements but they have never resolved to any serious argument or escalated to involving HR and even if they had I think it would be prudent to avoid talking about them. So I end up having to make up BS about something but now I'm the territory of exaggerating some minor disagreement and what I learned from it and it ends up sounding insincere. So the only way to avoid it is to prepare something for a lot of situations and to some extent rehearse before the interview. I've never had any significant interpersonal issues and I've been in the industry for six years. Most of the questions just leave me in a confused mumbling state as to me they sound a little ridiculous but at the same time I'm not allowed to just say, "no I've never had that as a problem".
- Endy 9y agoIf I was the one asking the question, I would avoid using the word "argument", in all honest. It would be more like, "Tell me about a situation where you and your manager disagreed. How did you work to resolve it?" Arguing is conflict, and destructive behavior - HR people don't want that because it leads to headaches (at best). Arguing leads to "toxic" workplaces which lead to lawsuits. On the other hand, disagreement is natural, common, and sometimes essential to growth. So the interviewer should be asking about times you disagreed with another person and then worked to resolve it between you two without HR - rather than a time you came into conflict with a coworker.