WHAT IS TEAM WORK?



One definition of team working is 'the coming together with others to share ideas, thoughts and knowledge to achieve a common goal'. Those who are good at team working tend to be skilled in

• negotiation
• compromise
• communication
• influencing
• showing respect and being sensitive
• recognising that a group can be more than the sum of its parts

Team working skills are essential in almost every job and sector. The ability to work with others and to adapt quickly and effectively to working in different teams, often across various areas of a business, is increasingly a pre-requisite for employment success, and its importance is reflected in the many different methods employers use to assess how you work with others, for example through application and interview questions and at assessment centres. Employers will expect you to be able to demonstrate convincingly that you have a good understanding of how teams work as well as provide evidence about your experience of team working. They will be particularly interested in how you personally contributed to the team's success. Rather than rely on examples from your previous experience alone, group skills are frequently assessed through group based, practical activities at assessment centres, including discussion groups, group interviews and team based case studies.


At one time or another most of us are required to work with others on a project.
Everyone from children in elementary school to professionals in IT jobs know how rewarding it can be to work with others, but also how challenging, and even frustrating, it can be at times.