At interviews, the best kind of worker is the one that helps other workers to succeed. When issues arise, interviewers need to see that you know how to address with the issue, and that you utilize your problem solving qualities to manage it yourself without being a tattle tale.

Behavioral Interview Query: Give me an instance of a time you found an error that been overlooked by a employee or colleague. What did you do? What was the result?

All behavioral queries come with a huge warning: Do not, under any situations, claim weird things about a colleague. No one desires to hire a complainer. No one needs to hire a selfish person. No one needs to hire someone that looks like they are going to be generating issues in the workplace.

That means that you have to select an instance that is not too critical and that you addressed with it in a way that the coworker would have acknowledged. Here are few instances of diplomatic ways you could have told the error:

• You could have fixed the mistake because it was small, and basically informed the colleague.
• You could have inquired the colleague to monitor something with you, because something was strange and confusing, and assist them see it themselves so they have time to fix it.
• You could have taken the credit for the mistake, and tell the colleague to help you fix it. For instance “I consider I made a mistake, I pointed out that XYZ just happened. Can you give me a helping hand to fix it?”
• You could have generously highlighted it to the colleague first, and provided training or created instructions to help make sure that these mistakes did not appear in the future.

The style of answering such query is what is going to actually influence and impress the employers, and help them see you as someone that will be capable to manage nearly any circumstance.