Tell me about a time when you assisted a colleague in his work.What was the result?

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Anonymous · Accepted Answer

At my last job a few of us created a group chat so if any of us had a question,
they could ask it there. As a result we had the ability to build each other up
and we were more comfortable asking/answering questions for each other which
made our skills stronger and built stronger     friendships amongst ourselves.

Anonymous · Answer

I was part of a large program which did the gift registry modernization for a
large retailer. I was leading the data modeling and migration, and a colleague
was leading the front-end development. This was a large program involving a lot
of vendors and status and progress were discussed daily in a meeting. I found my
colleague struggling to provide an accurate progress report - specifically he
could not come up with some of the estimates and dates for his items. I decided
to help him out and started talking to him on his process. He mentioned that he
was a first time project manager and was struggling to get data from another
team to calculate his estimates. We brainstormed together on what the other
teams' output and delivery dates can be and came up with few assumptions. My
colleague was able to come up with some numbers and dates based on the
assumption. I also coached him to present the numbers as an estimate like "As
per out assumption, which is X, I have 80% level of confidence that Z API will
take 100-125 hours to develop and will be completed by the weekending 15th
February". This opened up conversations and provided more data. My colleague was
able to give more accurate estimates and dates within the meeting itself.

Anonymous · Answer

I can tell you a story when I was a student because I was not working before
helping my friend to produce her report with some observations and arrangement
of tables and in her memoirs with some ideas to improve it for example location
of photos, titles, and deletion of some details which are not interesting

Anonymous · Answer

A colleague approached me seeking assistance with a complex coding challenge.
They were struggling to optimize a particular algorithm for a project. I offered
to review their code and provide insights into potential improvements. After
analyzing the code together, we identified areas where they could refactor
certain functions to make them more efficient. Additionally, I suggested
alternative approaches that might yield better performance.
As a result of our collaboration, my colleague was able to implement the
suggested changes and significantly improve the speed and efficiency of the
algorithm. This not only helped them meet project deadlines but also enhanced
the overall performance of the system, leading to positive feedback from
stakeholders. Our collaboration strengthened our professional relationship and
fostered a culture of knowledge sharing within the team.

Tell me about a time when you assisted a colleague in his work.What was the result?

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