Diversity-related interview questions: In The University of Montana strategic plan, diversity is listed as one of our four core values, along with leadership, engagement and sustainability. How has your experience and background prepared you to be effective in this environment with these four values? Please provide an example of a situation when you had to exercise your leadership skills to help resolve a conflict between two diverse colleagues or subordinates. Please outline the situation, the actions you took and what resulted. In your career experience, please outline a situation in which you had the opportunity to work with an organization whose leadership or focus was on a culture or community that was different from your own. How did you adapt and what was the result? If you were the successful candidate for this position, how would you connect colleagues and contacts from diverse communities to this university? What do you expect the challenges would be? What do you expect the benefits would be? How would your vision for this position be aligned with this university’s commitment to equity and diversity? If you are the successful candidate for the position, you would represent this university in every interaction you have. What measures will you take to ensure you create a that “face” is welcoming to individuals from all backgrounds? Please discuss how your record of achievements in your career has been enhanced by exposure to diverse people, places, experiences or publications. What is your approach to enhancing your understanding of different cultures? In other words, how do you expand your own learning with regard to diversity? What is your approach to dealing with discussions that are related to difficult questions; for example; race, religion, sexual orientation? How have you incorporated the viewpoints of [insert subject area, i.e. American Politics] from groups outside the mainstream such as GLBT, disabled, or recent immigrants into your curriculum?
Diversity-related interview questions: In The University of Montana strategic plan, diversity is listed as one of our four core values, along with leadership, engagement and sustainability. How has your experience and background prepared you to be effective in this environment with these four values? Please provide an example of a situation when you had to exercise your leadership skills to help resolve a conflict between two diverse colleagues or subordinates. Please outline the situation, the actions you took and what resulted. In your career experience, please outline a situation in which you had the opportunity to work with an organization whose leadership or focus was on a culture or community that was different from your own. How did you adapt and what was the result? If you were the successful candidate for this position, how would you connect colleagues and contacts from diverse communities to this university? What do you expect the challenges would be? What do you expect the benefits would be? How would your vision for this position be aligned with this university’s commitment to equity and diversity? If you are the successful candidate for the position, you would represent this university in every interaction you have. What measures will you take to ensure you create a “face” that is welcoming to individuals from all backgrounds? Please discuss how your record of achievements in your career has been enhanced by exposure to diverse people, places, experiences or publications. What is your approach to enhancing your understanding of different cultures? In other words, how do you expand your own learning with regard to diversity? What is your approach to dealing with discussions that are related to difficult questions; for example; race, religion, sexual orientation? How have you incorporated the viewpoints of [insert subject area, i.e. American Politics] from groups outside the mainstream such as GLBT, disabled, or recent immigrants into your curriculum?
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