www.fastcompany.com: Remote and hybrid working arrangements can negatively impact teamwork. A survey from Microsoft found that employees who work from home are less interconnected and more siloed, reducing the amount of collaboration time spent with cross-group connections by about 25% of the pre-pandemic level. But companies are built on teams, says Cheryl Hyatt, partner with Hyatt-Fennell Executive Search, an executive recruiting firm.
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I thought this article was very interesting to read, despite the fact that I am not the target audience. This article sets itself up to be directed at those who are facilitating an interview. It is supposed to help them judge a candidate. I still found this very helpful, as I believe as someone being interviewed, it is important to understand what the people who might be hiring you are looking for. It can help you understand what to emphasize in what you bring to a role. There were lots of subtle things this article brought up that I didn't realize affected the way I was perceived. Pronoun use, I vs We, can indicate how open a person is to sharing credit. This was something that seemed so insignificant to me, but after reading the article, I understand how these small word choices can subconsciously change how someone views you. Because the change is so small, it might not directly be recognized by someone, but adopted into their opinions towards you without them even realizing the source of it.
Most of the interviews I've ever done were never about the hard skills that I learned through experience. It was always more about how I worked with others and how I dealt with problem solving and keeping track of projects and time. The hard skills can be exhibited through a portfolio of my work or in my resume showing all of the different types of work I've been through but I feel like what really sells me to most employers is how I try to work well other people and I actually care about the work that I do. It's like people can be taught to do anything, but you have to be willing to try new things and be put out of your comfort zone to learn and grow as a theatre technician. I don't want to call myself a TD yet because I don't think I am one. But once I've seen enough stuff and done enough things maybe I can be one.
I find this article interesting not only for interviewers, but for interviewees not because interviewees should change their answers dependent on this article, but this article can help an interviewee identify whether they should apply for a certain position based on how they would respond to these questions. Many of the tells that are described in this article are given with one word, “we”. I see many parallels between the “team player” described in this article and myself because when I was going through undergraduate interviews, I remember my most authentic responses, without any sort of coaching or guidance always used the terminology described in the article. This is an important concept in the theatre industry in general because putting on a production is all about teamwork. More specifically, stage managers often do not work alone, they work in teams. When hearing some stage managers describe the work they have done, I recall them always using terminology that refers to the team when discussing any amount of work being completed.
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The article mentions several good points and honestly, I feel like sometimes it's the small things that give you away. For example, the use of “we” instead of “I” is a really smart way to identify whether someone is a team player or not, and it’s such a small thing! I definitely don’t think about the pronouns I use this much when I talk. Though later on in the article, Donnera McClendon does mention that she doesn’t “listen for specific words because language is derived from our culture” and I think this is something I can relate to as a second language speaker. Additionally, demonstrating my active listening quality is also an aspect that I don’t always think about, but have now realised the importance of. So, despite the fact that this article is for interviewees, I have learned a lot from reading it and hopefully I can remind myself when I next have my interview.
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