We believe in giving and receiving feedback regularly. When have you given constructive feedback to a peer?

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The interviewer wants to make sure you aren't afraid to speak up and help your team when you see something is off. The ability to give feedback is a leadership quality and s/he wants to make sure you have it.

"I was pretty good friends with somebody at work- we hung out after our shift ended some times. She started to get really negative and I could tell it was impacting the team. I made sure to get some time where we could grab coffee and I talked to her about it. I told her what I noticed and asked if anything was going on. She got a little teary and told me that her grandfather was really ill and things weren't going well. She was staying up late trying to figure out arrangements and get status updates on him and wasn't getting much sleep. We talked for awhile longer and she ended up apologizing. I noticed she was more positive at work and I tried to see her more often outside of work in case she needed to vent."

"I noticed that one of the nurses who had the shift before me did a really poor job of documentation with her patients, who then became my patients in the shift after. I noticed it when I started, but it kept getting worse and I knew it wasn't just me! I don't know her very well, but I asked if I could talk to her after her shift. I told her what I'd noticed with a few patients and that with more information, I could help that patient more effectively. She wasn't really happy with me and seemed a little put off. I did notice a change after that- she still never did talk to me, but that is ok- I'm not at work to be best friends with everybody. I want to take the best care of my patients as possible."

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How to Answer: We believe in giving and receiving feedback regularly. When have you given constructive feedback to a peer?

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3. We believe in giving and receiving feedback regularly. When have you given constructive feedback to a peer?

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The interviewer wants to make sure you aren't afraid to speak up and help your team when you see something is off. The ability to give feedback is a leadership quality and s/he wants to make sure you have it.

Written by Michelle Krebs on September 24th, 2018

1st Answer Example

"I was pretty good friends with somebody at work- we hung out after our shift ended some times. She started to get really negative and I could tell it was impacting the team. I made sure to get some time where we could grab coffee and I talked to her about it. I told her what I noticed and asked if anything was going on. She got a little teary and told me that her grandfather was really ill and things weren't going well. She was staying up late trying to figure out arrangements and get status updates on him and wasn't getting much sleep. We talked for awhile longer and she ended up apologizing. I noticed she was more positive at work and I tried to see her more often outside of work in case she needed to vent."

Written by Michelle Krebs on September 24th, 2018

2nd Answer Example

"I noticed that one of the nurses who had the shift before me did a really poor job of documentation with her patients, who then became my patients in the shift after. I noticed it when I started, but it kept getting worse and I knew it wasn't just me! I don't know her very well, but I asked if I could talk to her after her shift. I told her what I'd noticed with a few patients and that with more information, I could help that patient more effectively. She wasn't really happy with me and seemed a little put off. I did notice a change after that- she still never did talk to me, but that is ok- I'm not at work to be best friends with everybody. I want to take the best care of my patients as possible."

Written by Michelle Krebs

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