As a Human Resources professional, you know that you need to have the ability to lead a team and take direction from others as part of a team. Your interviewer will ideally be looking to hear that you can comfortably handle any role you would play as part of the team at their organization. As you answer this question, talk about your experience in comfort in any roles within a team and give examples of times you've played different roles on teams throughout your career. No matter how you answer this question, make sure that your interviewer gets a clear understanding that they would be hiring the ultimate team player if they offered you the job.

"As a natural leader, I do prefer to be the leader and manager of larger work teams and project teams. I take a hands-on approach when leading teams and always try to lead by example in the work that I perform with the team. I have a great ability to coordinate the actions and work of others on the team to ensure that tasks stay on track. With that said, I am also very comfortable in being the worker bee and taking direction as part of a larger team effort. In my current role last year, I did just that as part of a team that was put together to develop ways for our product line to expand into new markets. As the HR chair at that team table, I was tasked with the workforce aspect of that project and ultimately reported up to the chair of that work team."