Interviewer: If everyone on the team were a veteran and everyone already knew each other, what would you do to fit in?
Karen: If I were the only new person joining a team, then I would try to be friendly and outgoing. I would let everyone know that I was excited to join the team and that I was a team player.
Interviewer: What else would you do?
Karen: I think I would also ask a lot of questions. This way I could learn a lot about the people and the job while also showing my new colleagues that I was interested in them.
Interviewer: I think that would be a good way to fit in with a new team.
Karen: I have been in this situation before, and this method has worked for me in the past.
Patterns and Examples
If that happened, then I would ____________________.
- If that happened, then I would be open and friendly with everybody in order to get along with them.
- If that happened, then I would ask them a lot of questions in order to learn from them.
In that situation, I would ____________________.
- In that situation, I would be open and respectful to them, and hopefully, they would accept me.
- In that situation, I would be excited because I could learn a lot from them.
I think the best way to deal with a situation like that would be to ____________________.
- I think the best way to deal with a situation like that would be to just be nice to everyone.
- I think the best way to deal with a situation like that would be to remain flexible and willing to adjust to the new environment.
