Customer Service Manager Mock Interview
Master 30 Customer Service Manager interview questions covering team leadership, escalation handling, and metrics-driven decisions.
Question 10 of 30
Talk about the last time you managed a conflict between two team members.
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I believe that much conflict is due to a miscommunication of some sort. Not long ago, I broke up a heated argument between two team members over who should receive a full commission from a particular sale. Our organization does not have firm guides related to commission payments or splits, so I made a couple of suggestions, such as sharing the commission or even flipping a coin. In the end, the two decided to split the sale two ways, each earning 50% of the commission."
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
This 'tell me about a time' question will require a specific answer from you, so be prepared to tell an engaging story! Focus on any internal conflict you have encountered on your team. Be sure to set the stage of your account, discuss the action you took, what you did to resolve the situation, and the overall outcome.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I recently had two team members fighting over their holiday time. In retail, we cannot allow a lot of overlap when taking vacation time during peak seasons. The newer employee requested the time off first, while the more seasoned employee felt she should be granted the time because of seniority. I agreed with neither of them and rather sent them on a mission. I told each person that I could grant their time off requests if they found someone to cover their shifts during their time away. In the end, they were each able to find a willing coworker to cover their shifts, and so I accepted their time off requests."
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