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When most people hear the term �team,� they think of a sports team, like football or basketball, but what about teams in the workplace? One question commonly asked at interviews is, �How would you describe yourself in terms of your ability to work as a member of a team?�
In most jobs, collaboration is essential. Almost every job requires interaction with bosses and coworkers, or work as part of a team in some form or another. Your answer to this question will give the employer an idea of how you will fit with their organization and best benefit the company.
Teams have many aspects and also require various roles to be successful. Consider the Superbowl XLVIII Champions, the Seattle Seahawks. They won because of their talented defense, coaches who called correct plays, an excellent quarterback and an offense that worked well together.
Just as football has many different positions and roles on the team, it is the same on the job. Think of the roles you�ve taken in the past:
� Are you typically the person taking leadership under the direction of your boss, leading the team and the project?
� Are you able to take direction well? Do you function well under direction and leadership and effectively help the team to complete tasks? Are you someone who is willing to do what is asked to get the job done?
� Are you the person who enjoys doing difficult tasks? Are you willing to do physical tasks and step outside of your comfort zone?
� Are you the researcher? Do you enjoying questioning the status quo, being creative and asking questions for clarification?
In sports and work, all aspects of a team are valuable. There can�t be three quarterbacks on the football field at the same time calling plays � that would create chaos. The same is true in the workplace. Just because you might not naturally take a leadership role does not mean you aren�t an effective or important aspect of the team. All roles are vital to a healthy, productive and successful team.
In preparing for your interview and your response to the question, be honest with yourself. Think about your past experiences and what roles you naturally lean toward. What are examples of teams you�ve worked with or projects you have completed? What role did you take, and how did that make a difference? An employer needs to have an accurate representation of your ability to work on a team and those roles/aspects in which you excel.
If you find you tend to be the one with a negative attitude or needing to be reminded to stay on task, reevaluate your skills and personal motivation. What motivates and encourages you? What would it take for you to be invested as a part of a team at work? What could you improve on from past experiences? Employers don�t want to hear that you tend to sit back and let others do all the work. This will be an immediate red flag to potential employers.
Whether you are seeking a job at a fast food restaurant or upper level management, most positions require interaction with bosses and coworkers and collaboration as part of a team in some form or another. Be prepared to answer this question within the scope of the position you are applying for, and answer honestly with well-prepared examples. Remember � all roles, whether as a leader or supporter, are vital to a healthy, productive and successful team. Let your skills, abilities and accomplishments shine, and you may be hired to their team.
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Employment Expertise: Working as a team in the workplace
When most people hear the term �team,� they think of a sports team, like football or basketball, but what about teams in the workplace? One question commonly asked at interviews is, �How would you describe yourself in terms of your ability to work as a member of a team?�


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I'm using Windows XP Professional 32 bit operating system. getting an error message stating "Error 10060 and Error Number 0x800CCC0E".. I can't send or receive e-mails.....Can someone help with remedy????
Download SmartPCFixer to Fix It (Free)
If you are using Outlook Express (the topic indicates you are using Vista), then go to File | Identities and setup a new Identity. Then add your mail account there with the proper settings (ensure your mail account works via webmail if you have that option) and make sure you exclude antivirus interference (see www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3). If it then works fine, go to File | Import | Messages to get them from the older Identity.steve
1. Download SmartPCFixer . Install it on your system. Click Scan, and it will perform a scan for your computer. The errors will be shown in the list.
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John Blyler, Chief Content Officer, seeks to combine online media, university teaching and engineering experiences.
July 8, 2014 – Portland, Ore. – After 10 years as VP, Chief Content Officer at Extension Media, John Blyler is leaving to pursue other endeavors. While not fully disclosing his plans until the end of August, Blyler will remain involved in the world of semiconductors, systems hardware-software engineering and advanced technologies.
Blyler is a sponsored writer for the ARM® [NASDAQ: ARMH] Connected (Software) Community and on the Chipestimate.com IP Insider blog. He is the author of several technical books for Elsevier, IEEE/Wiley and SAE. Blyler remains an affiliate professor of graduate-level systems engineering at Portland State University and an established public speaker on technology and science.
"As the industry continues to rapidly evolve, so must the ways in which we engage and add value," said Blyler. "My background in engineering physics, as a journalist and at the university allows me to connect with a variety of professionals and companies in valuable ways. In turn, this network and experience has convinced me to focus on larger electronics systems, both in a hardware-software sense but also the often-difficult collaboration between cross-disciplinary systems. As you might imagine, these interface areas are where the biggest gaps in our tools and process flows occur. I want to be a part of the larger effort to solve these problems – through editorial coverage, unique online distribution strategies, educational course-seminar offerings and engineering engagements."
Specific details about new media and technical educational services will be disclosed in late August. To review some of Blyler's past work, please visit JohnBlyler.com. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or on Twitter or LinkedIn.
Media Contact:
Susan Cain
Cain Communications


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I created a weblog originally as a test of Radio Userland 8. I didn't expect to make more than two or three posts before abandoning it–after all, that's what happened with similar EditThisPage.com and Free Conversant sites. Much to my surprise, I've been actively posting since January 11, 2002, and I will probably continue indefinitely.
Radio was more or less abandoned years ago, and I switched to Movable Type. However, I was unable to import the posts from the old Radio weblog. I was never all that happy with Movable Type, and after a series of problems when trying to upgrade it to the latest version I finally gave up and switched to WordPress, the current software. An unexpected bonus of this was that it was possible to import most (but not all) of my old Radio posts into WordPress.
I'm using this weblog as a way to comment on stories that interest me, mostly having to do with computers, freedom, or photography. I don't intend to write about my personal life, since it is (by definition) personal.
This weblog is not intended as any kind of replacement for my main web site. That site contains static information which I update rarely, and is much more focused and in-depth than a weblog.
It would be fair to say that I have no particular audience in mind, because I don't expect anyone to read this. I am a libertarian, so readers who consider themselves Christians or Progressives will probably find something to disagree with and be offended by. This weblog is for my opinions, and I don't claim to speak for anybody else.
This site could be seen as a really complicated way of talking to myself. Of course I'd rather not see it that way! I prefer to see it as a place to share my views with the world in general, and if nobody cares (which I think likely), that's okay.