Draw on any of your past work, school, or volunteer experiences to answer this question. Present a situation in which you clashed with an authority figure, and make sure to present a positive resolution! The focus of your story mustn't be why you clashed or how that impacted you, but rather how you worked to either resolve the issue or find a way to work together.

Avoid focusing on the conflict. You do not want to create the impression that you disagreed with this past Supervisor in a manner that interrupted others' work or impacted other colleagues negatively.

"When I worked at XYZ Company a few years ago, I had a hard time understanding the directions given by a particular Supervisor who I did not work with often. I found their instructions to be a bit vaguer than I was used to. This Supervisor felt that I was questioning their authority since I typically had more questions for them than I did for other Supervisors I worked with. In time, I learned which of my peers worked with this Supervisor most and would be good resources for my questions. The Supervisor liked that I was performing better and building relationships within their team, which ultimately helped our working relationship."