The document discusses key characteristics to look for when seeking candidates for a business team. It outlines five characteristics: ambition and passion, producing results, team player, responsiveness, and being a long-term investment. For each characteristic, it provides an explanation and examples of questions to ask candidates during an interview to evaluate that characteristic. The overall message is that establishing a cohesive team with these qualities is vital for business success.

1. T E A M W O R K , T H E F O U N D AT I O N F O R
E V E RY S T R O N G B U S I N E S S
B Y N O B L E N E W M A N

2. W O R K I N G E F F E C T I V E LY A S PA RT O F A T E A M I S I N C R E D I B LY
I M P O RTA N T F O R P R O D U C T O U T P U T, C O N T E N T Q U A L I T Y, W O R K
M O R A L E , A N D R E T E N T I O N .

3. T O H E L P M I T I G AT E A N Y
C O N F L I C T S O R P R O B L E M S , I T
I S A B S O L U T E LY V I TA L T H AT
Y O U E S TA B L I S H A T E A M T H AT
W I L L S U P P O RT Y O U E V E RY
S T E P O F T H E WAY.

4. S O W H AT S H O U L D I L O O K F O R W H E N
I A M F I N D I N G A C A N D I D AT E ?

5. B E L O W, Y O U W I L L F I N D F I V E K E Y C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
Y O U S H O U L D L O O K F O R W H E N S E E K I N G F O R A
P R O S P E C T I V E C A N D I D AT E F O R Y O U R B U S I N E S S .
R E M E M B E R , AT T H E E N D O F T H E D AY, Y O U WA N T
T H I S P E R S O N T O F U L LY R E F L E C T Y O U R V I S I O N ,
G O A L S , A N D FA C E O F Y O U R C O M PA N Y

6. A M B I T I O N & PA S S I O N
E V E RY B U S I N E S S WA N T S T O
H I R E M O T I VAT E D A N D D R I V E N
P R O F E S S I O N A L I N D I V I D U A L S
W H O A R E W I L L I N G T O G O
A B O V E A N D B E Y O N D W H AT I S
A S K E D F R O M T H E M .
F I N D I N G A C A N D I D AT E W H O
E M B O D I E S T H I S M U S T S H O W
A S T R O N G L E V E L O F
E N T H U S I A S M A N D PA S S I O N
F O R T H E F I E L D O R T R A D E
W O R K T H AT Y O U A R E
P R O V I D I N G .

7. Question Examples:
What excites you about this company?
Why do you want to work here?
Tell me about a project that you were passionate about? How did that
go? What excited you most about it?

8. P R O D U C I N G R E S U LT S
W H E N L O O K I N G F O R A N I D E A L C A N D I D AT E , Y O U WA N T T O M A K E S U R E T H AT T H E Y A R E
I N D I V I D U A L S H AV E A S T R O N G T R A C K R E C O R D .
B E C A U S E O F T H I S , Y O U WA N T T O M A K E S U R E T H AT T H E C A N D I D AT E I S N O T O N LY
A D A P TA B L E , B U T A L S O E F F I C I E N T A N D E F F E C T I V E .

9. Question Examples:
Tell me about one of your biggest successes from your most recent job.
Talk to me about a specific project that personifies leadership.
If you were given X task, how would you be able to handle it?
What if you did not know how to do a specific project? What would you
do? Tell me about your thought process.

10. T E A M P L AY E R
N O M AT T E R W H AT
P O S I T I O N T H E Y A R E
A P P LY I N G F O R , Y O U
WA N T T O M A K E S U R E
T H AT Y O U R F E L L O W
F U T U R E C O W O R K E R C A N
W O R K W I T H I N T H E
F R A M E W O R K O F A T E A M .
T H AT S A I D , T RY A N D
A N A LY Z E T H E P E R S O N ’ S
P E R S O N A L I T Y. P R O V I D E
H Y P O T H E T I C A L S TAT I O N S .
T E S T T O S E E I F T H E
P E R S O N I S L O O K I N G O U T
F O R H I M S E L F O R H E R S E L F
O R T H E E N T I R E T E A M .

11. Question Example:
How do you feel about working with a team?
Have you had any confrontations with previous co-workers?
Tell me about a time where you had a disagreement with a
supervisor or manager.

12. R E S P O N S I V E N E S S
B E I N G A R E S P O N S I V E C A N D I D AT E I S M O R E T H A N J U S T S H O W I N G
U P A N D G R E E T I N G E V E RY O N E I N T H E O F F I C E G O O D M O R N I N G .
T H I S G O E S B A C K T O T H E P E R S O N ’ S PA S S I O N A N D A M B I T I O N .
W H E N I N T E R V I E W I N G A C A N D I D AT E , T RY A N D P RY I N T O T H E I R
W O R K E X P E R I E N C E . A S K F O R E X A M P L E S O F S I T U AT I O N S W H E R E
T H E Y H A D T O G O A B O V E A N D B E Y O N D F O R A TA S K .

13. Question Example:
Give me a situation where you were asked to go beyond your job
description?
How important are deadlines to you?
How do you handle a situation when you were late with a specific task?

14. L O N G T E R M I N V E S T M E N T
A S A S TA RT U P, T H E O N E T H I N G Y O U W I L L F I N D I S A H I G H
V O L U M E O F T U R N O V E R . A S M U C H A S L O W R E T E N T I O N R AT E C A N
I M PA C T T H E C O M PA N Y F I N A N C I A L LY, T H E D A M A G E I T C A N H AV E
O N T H E C O M PA N Y ’ S C U LT U R E C A N B E D E T R I M E N TA L .
D U R I N G Y O U R I N T E R V I E W, T RY A N D G A G E T H E C A N D I D AT E ’ S
I N V E S T M E N T T H E Y H AV E W I T H Y O U R C O M PA N Y.

15. Question Example:
Where do you see yourself in this company 5 months ( a year, 3
years) from now?
Why are you interested in working for this company?
What impact do you want to have for this company?