1. We often present to a variety of groups at TAL. What is your comfort level here? Tell me about your experience giving presentations in front of large groups.
2. How would your current or former supervisor describe your work ethic?
3. When planning, how often do you create alternative scenarios to help you adjust to changing situations?
4. When have you shown a willingness to learn a new method or new approach to solving a problem?
5. How do you handle communicating bad news to a fellow worker or subordinate?
6. TAL encourages continued education. Tell me about a time when you took on a new course to study in order to improve your own work performance.
7. Do you prefer doing work on a routine day-to-day basis or do you prefer mixing up your routine occasionally?
8. If TAL hired you today, what would you accomplish first?
9. How can TAL motivate you, as a leader?
10. We value communication at TAL. Rate your communication skills from 1-10 with proper examples backing your given rating.
11. At TAL, we greatly value collaboration, which hinges on exceptional communication. Tell me about a time when your communication skills greatly benefited your team.
12. How do you handle a situation where your supervisor does not properly communicate information to you?
13. When entering a new job, describe how you build relationships with your new coworkers and supervisors.
14. What experience do you have using team-based messaging applications?
15. At TAL, we take great pride in how our team members present themselves in writing. How would you describe your written communication skills?
16. Tell me about a time when you improved communication between yourself and a co-worker or client.
17. We value effective communication at TAL. Would you say you are a better oral or written communicator?
18. Tell me about an error or mistake you made because of a breakdown in communication from you or one of your team members.
19. At your current or former place of employment, how important was communication and dealing with others?
20. At TAL, we give everyone the opportunity to be a mentor. Have you had the opportunity to teach an important skill to a co-worker?
21. At TAL, we value calculated risk. When have you taken an unusual risk in the workplace? What was the outcome?
22. Work volumes can become very high at TAL. How do you handle a larger than average workload?
23. When a major problem arises, what is your first reaction?
24. Give me an example of a time when you had to troubleshoot to solve a problem.
25. How often do you discuss work with your colleagues, in order to think up new systems and styles of working?
26. We appreciate innovative thinking at TAL. When have you created a new product or service?
27. Do you prefer doing work on a routine day-to-day basis or do you prefer mixing up your routine occasionally?
28. If you were given a choice, which work related task would you leave for last? Why?
29. How can TAL motivate you, as a leader?
30. What excites you?