Tell me about a time when you had to persuade someone to agree with your suggestion at work.

This question may have been asked of you for a variety of reasons throughout the interview. They might be curious about your capacity for persuasion in previous jobs. They can assess the magnitude of a potential effect from you using this.

Your approach to answering this question will reveal a lot about you. You shouldn't be arrogant and demonstrate how you are always prepared to persuade everybody and everyone as you will be working under someone. But, there are instances when convincing others to work in a certain direction becomes more important, and as an authorized employee, you should have your own persuasive techniques.

When talking about persuasion, it is always a good idea to sound persuasive rather than manipulative. Instead, describe how you can make the other person want to take your desired action without causing a fight.

Example:
At a prior position, my manager and I had a disagreement over how to resolve a project issue. I was able to be direct and discuss the facts since we were both direct communicators. I said that because I had career goals and because success was important to me, I had done extensive research on possible solutions. I used my strategy to offer cases from the same industry.

I also mentioned how, even though my proposal would require less of their time and effort, they would still be eligible to receive the performance bonuses associated with a project's success. I got them to use my strategy by not criticizing their solution and by demonstrating how they might profit from it.