In this position, you will be required to work with employees and supervisors of other departments. Share with me an experience when you had to work with an employee from another area.
The interviewer is attempting to gauge your ability to work with others. Reassure the hiring manager that you are open to constructive criticism and feedback and that you will cooperate with other departments for the good of the company.
"In my previous position, I was responsible for ensuring that all invoices and purchase orders were processed correctly. I had to work with our accounting department to do so. We developed a wonderful working relationship, and I appreciated learning more about the other departments of the company."
"Currently, I am a supervisor responsible for working with other managers in the plant to coordinate their schedules with one my team has. I find that good communication is the key to any interdepartmental relationship. I try to make sure that I am doing everything possible to inform other managers so that we have no misunderstandings about deadlines and quotas."
