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If hired at the NSA, how would you go about building rapport with the team that you will be working with?

Your interviewer needs to ensure you have strong interpersonal skills and will complement their teams, and communicate and navigate a wide variety of personalities. How you answer may offer them insights into how reliable and dependable you are, and how well you build relationships and successfully collaborate with others. This requires building rapport, earning trust, and exhibiting respect for your colleagues, even those you rarely work with, while embracing their core values and embodying their culture, such as integrity, accountability, and transparency.

"To build rapport with any team I'm newly introduced to, I ask a lot of questions and listen to what they have to say and try to get to know each individual on a personal basis whether I have the fortune of developing relationships with them or not. I hold myself accountable, communicate with transparency, and do all I can to earn their trust. I share knowledge and collaborate. I do what I can to earn their respect, and treat them with respect."

The NSA describes its agency as the place "Where Intelligence Goes to Work." They proudly state that their "greatest strength is truly the people and the workforce behind the mission. Working at NSA means driving mission success alongside a diverse group of exceptional people. Attracting top talent is critical to ensuring our Agency continues to thrive and meet national security outcomes well into the future."

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If hired at the NSA, how would you go about building rapport with the team that you will be working with?

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