Are you Too much of a Team Player, Or Too Little?

Team Player is the most common word you will always get to meet in a Job Description, an interview, or any self-assessments quizzes. And at some point you will definitely be asked that question   “Are You A Good Team Player ?”

:To find out, answer the following questions and score yourself accordingly

1. For most projects, I prefer to rely on my own skills and abilities rather than work with others.
   • Strongly Agree — 1 point
   • Agree — 2 points
   • Neither Agree nor Disagree — 3 points
   • Disagree — 4 points
   • Strongly Disagree — 5 points
2. While I am focused on my personal career success, I do truly support my team members and want the team to succeed.
   • Strongly Agree — 5 points
   • Agree — 4 points
   • Neither Agree nor Disagree — 3 points
   • Disagree — 2 points
   • Strongly Disagree — 1 point
3. For the most part, I believe that my team members do not work as hard as I do.
   • Strongly Agree — 1 point
   • Agree — 2 points
   • Neither Agree nor Disagree — 3 points
   • Disagree — 4 points
   • Strongly Disagree — 5 points
4. I seek out ways to learn to get along better with people and to do a better job of collaborating, to be a better team member.
   • Strongly Agree — 5 points
   • Agree — 4 points
   • Neither Agree nor Disagree — 3 points
   • Disagree — 2 points
   • Strongly Disagree — 1 point
5. I tend to come up with the best solutions to the problems my team faces, yet I usually receive very little of the credit.
   • Strongly Agree — 1 point
   • Agree — 2 points
   • Neither Agree nor Disagree — 3 points
   • Disagree — 4 points
   • Strongly Disagree — 5 points
6. People generally enjoy working with me on a team.
   • Strongly Agree — 5 points
   • Agree — 4 points
   • Neither Agree nor Disagree — 3 points
   • Disagree — 2 points
   • Strongly Disagree — 1 point
7. I understand that the value of teamwork is the emergence of new ideas and creative solutions as well as the sharing of the workload.
   • Strongly Agree — 5 points
   • Agree — 4 points
   • Neither Agree nor Disagree — 3 points
   • Disagree — 2 points
   • Strongly Disagree — 1 point
8. The reality of the workplace requires me to work in teams — even if I do not like it.
   • Strongly Agree — 1 point
   • Agree — 2 points
   • Neither Agree nor Disagree — 3 points
   • Disagree — 4 points
   • Strongly Disagree — 5 points
9. I always end up carrying my team and it’s disappointing that I do not receive more credit for doing so.
   • Strongly Agree — 1 point
   • Agree — 2 points
   • Neither Agree nor Disagree — 3 points
   • Disagree — 4 points
   • Strongly Disagree — 5 points
10. I am very flexible and can quickly adjust to new situations and changing demands of the team and team leader.
    • Strongly Agree — 5 points
    • Agree — 4 points
    • Neither Agree nor Disagree — 3 points
    • Disagree — 2 points
    • Strongly Disagree — 1 point

Now, Add up all your points:

If you scored between 40- 50 points that mean you are a great team mate and you have a strong understanding of team work.

If you scored 30-39 points, you are a good team mate but there are some areas where you might need some improvements.

If you scored 20-29 points that means you some team work skills but you should be working to improve them. Below 20 points, you have very poor team work skills.

Source : http://www.quintcareers.com/team_player_quiz_scorin