QUESTION 24 OF 31

When have you spoken up for cause, knowing that it would directly look unfavorable on you, because it was the right thing to do?

Every manager wants a team player who will not resist company policy or argue about every detail of the workload. However; time may come when you need to speak up about something, and it may not look the best on you. Talk to the interviewer about a time that this may have happened to you on the job.

"For the most part, my company abides by all labor regulations. In the case of overtime, they did not abide by the regulations, and I had to speak up for my team. The company was not happy about it because it cost them a lot of money but, in the end, they realized that they were in error."

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State and federal laws require companies to produce schedules for employees in advance. Currently, at my center, the schedule changes so often that we are required to look the day before to see if we are scheduled to work. I brought it up to management and we had a discussion on how to address the situation.

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This sounds like an example you can expand on. You can improve this answer by talking about how far in advance schedules are supposed to be produced and how employees felt about the frequent changes. Then, share how you approached management to express your team's needs and why you felt this would result in a negative response. Finally, talk about the outcome you achieved.

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