While you may have handled conflict great during a college internship, if you graduated 3 years ago this is not the best example. Employers want to know who you are now, so always pick a recent example.  Preferably, your example should be from a job you've held in the last 12 months. If you've been unemployed for awhile, do you have any non-work related examples? An example from volunteer work can also help showcase your experience. You want to show that you would be an asset to a company, so pick a story that makes you shine. Choose a situation where you produced amazing results and were successful in resolving a conflict.  Do not pick an example where you left a situation bitter or frustrated. Focus on positive experiences, in which a situation was successfully resolved. Results are also important to showcase. You may have smoothed over a disagreement between two co-workers, but maybe the only results were a decent 20 minute presentation. You want bigger results than that. For example, talk about the time you helped smooth out a misunderstanding between a client and employee, which resulted in a huge sale for your company. Never focus solely on teamwork in a team player question. You only have so much time in a job interview to speak to all of your strengths, so make sure to get in as much information as possible.  Think of what other strengths were involved in a team work experience you had. Say you worked with a co-worker on a sales pitch for a client. In addition to working successfully on a team, what other skills did this situation require? For example, you probably had to make a deadline, use great verbal communication skills, and demonstrate great interpersonal skills. Find ways to work in these skills as you outline your experience working on a team. Ask a friend or family member to help you practice for your interview by acting as the interviewer.  Give them the list of sample questions you predicted might be asked. Encourage them to add their own questions too, so you can get comfortable performing under pressure when you haven't crafted the perfect answer beforehand.  The more you practice and become familiar with possible questions and your answers, the easier it will be to stay calm under pressure. Ask your “interviewer” to challenge you with difficult questions and resist offering feedback until the practice is over.  For this exercise, they should consider you one of several strangers they have to meet with to fill the position.

Summary: Pick a recent example. Select an example that makes you look good. Find an example that showcases your other strengths. Perform mock interviews.


Boxed cake mix often calls for minimum or low grade ingredients. Thus, one of the east ways to improve your cake mix is by substituting certain ingredients for others. The box cake will wind up tasting richer and homemade.  Substitute milk for water. Switch out low fat milk for cream or whole milk Use coffee instead of water in chocolate cakes. This will add a richer and more complex flavor to your cake. Perhaps the easiest way to improve your boxed cake mix is to add more called-for ingredients. By adding ingredients, you’ll make the cake richer and have better flavor. In the end, your cake will seem more like a homemade cake than a store-bought box cake.  Add more eggs. For instance, if the box calls for two eggs, add a third. This will make the cake taste richer. Increase the amount of sugar. Do this carefully, though. Consider adding maybe 10% or 20% more than the box calls for. Pour in more vanilla. More vanilla may add more flavor and enrich your boxed cake. Like with sugar, only add 10% or 20% more. By expanding the recipe, you’ll not only enlarge your end product, but create the opportunity to use new and better ingredients. In the end, you’ll have more cake to share with your family.  Double the ingredients. For instance, if it calls for two eggs, use four. You may need to add extra ingredients like flour, sugar, baking powder, and more. Make sure you adjust all your ingredients proportionately. For example, don’t add more flour unless you add more sugar, eggs, milk, and everything else.
Summary: Substitute ingredients. Add more ingredients. Expand the recipe.