<p>In a few days, I’m going to have a 20-minute job interview, for which the interviewer requested a 2-3 minute presentation on what teamwork means to you. I’m totally stuck on how I’m going to do this. I was told that there is no right or wrong answer so I’m encouraged to be as creative and respectful as possible. I was also told that my presentation can be a short poem/song, statement, or story, and if I want, I may bring an artifact such as a picture, photo, or any other appropriate object that could assist me in sharing my idea of what teamwork means to me. I would appreciate any suggestions as to how to rock this.</p>
<p>The best way to rock it, is to make it personal. suggest you think about any team experiences you’ve had - good,bad or indifferent and you’ll find your way to this presentation</p>
<p>You might consider reading up on trust activities. Many of them involve significant teamwork and might make a good topic on teamwork…Just google trust activities…
Good luck.</p>
<p>You might consider reading up on trust activities–often used in team-building exercises, etc. Teamwork very often hinges on trust and such information might be helpful to get your creative juices flowing. Good luck~</p>
<p>Edit: Hmmm…Post didn’t appear, I re-wrote and now they both show up! Sorry.</p>
<p>Have you ever played in an orchestra or band, or sung in a choir? Or played on a sports team? Or acted or run crew for a play? Participated in a smoothly-run volunteer organization?</p>
<p>I like the idea of a personal story…maybe enhanced with a picture or two.
The key is to describe an example of how you excelled in a team environment. As a member or a leader. Working through conflict/differences is highly valued…so if you have anything in that area, go for it.
Hey, you’re lucky you got a warning about it. Might be tougher if they just sprung it on you :)</p>
<p>Thanks for the ideas.
How am I going to do a trust activity during an interview?</p>
<p>Thought you could use the info as a ‘jumping off’ point to discuss the importance of teamwork and how one might promote teamwork in the workplace. “If people who work together trust each other, teamwork is easier…I would suggest we might work on that by using some of these activities:…” Just a thought…You’d at least be letting the interviewer know that you’ve spent some time thinking about/researching the concept of teamwork…There is no ‘I’ in team…</p>
<p>I agree with the personal approach but not TOO personal. I used to teach Community college kids interviewing techniques. I always coached them to use a good personal quality and then relate it to their own life. For instance: I am a punctual person, when I worked at XYV company I was always early for work. (This is obviously a simplification).
For your purposes I would focus only on the positive. Tell a personal story about when teamwork worked for you or an instance in which you used teamwork.
Keep it positive, short, and personal but not too personal. Any story involving too much personal information/detail is oversharing…
Sincerity will rock this one for you.</p>