Actually, somebody told me once that in some job interviews, "team player" is a trap. If an interviewer asks whether you're a "team player" and you say yes, they interpret it as meaning that you lack the initiative needed to work on your own. So if the job is one that has little supervision, team playerhood is a strike against you.
What you're supposed to say is that while you're able to work with others, they really just tend to slow you down (because you're so good at working independently, you see). Which is essentially what you said. So you have that one covered!
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Team Player
Date: 2004-12-02 12:21 pm (UTC)From:Actually, somebody told me once that in some job interviews, "team player" is a trap. If an interviewer asks whether you're a "team player" and you say yes, they interpret it as meaning that you lack the initiative needed to work on your own. So if the job is one that has little supervision, team playerhood is a strike against you.
What you're supposed to say is that while you're able to work with others, they really just tend to slow you down (because you're so good at working independently, you see). Which is essentially what you said. So you have that one covered!
Or so I've heard.