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Stress Interview: Questions and Answers on- How
Do You Handle Stress

Posted on November 17th, 2009 in

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A Stress Interview is an interview in which the

gathers a group of interviewers (i.e.

panel interview

) or

uses an experienced interviewer to interview the candidate.
This interview is the most difficult interview one may face!

The Stress Interview

Using various psychological techniques, the interviewer tries to asses the reaction of the candidate to stressful
situations and to a negative atmosphere – they do all they can to keep the interviewer off-balance during the
interview.

One wouldn’t be able to guess that he/she’s attending this type of interview until he/she faces it. Because the
purpose of this interview is to find out how the candidate reacts under pressure, it wouldn’t be wise to tell the
candidate ahead of time so he/she can prepare.

The stress interview is in use for applications that require people to

under pressure – positions categorized

as consistently having a relatively high level of stressful situations.

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Stress Interview Tips

Stress Interview Techniques

The interviewer/s may employ various techniques to evaluate the applicant’s behavior under stress by trying to
evoke an emotional reaction from the applicant.
Therefore, the interviewer may behave in an unexpected ways and also combine some of these methods, such as:
• Displaying a hostile attitude
• Being aggressive or arrogant
• Behaving in an uninterested manner
• Avoiding eye contact
• Interrupting during answers
• Failing to “listen”
• Taking notes
• Taking long breaks – not speaking after answers
• Asking irritating or ‘demanding’ questions
• Disagreeing and arguing
• Repeating the same questions
• Asking sarcastically: “Is this your answer? Are you sure about that?”
• Making you wait a long time before the interview starts
In the

panel interview

, one of the interviewers may play the “bad” guy while all the others are playing the

‘normal’ guys.

How Do You Handle Stress Interview Questions

You can turn this “bizarre” stress interview around, if you do not overreact when facing this type of behavior
and these irritating questions.
Here are some tips on how to answer:
• Don’t take it personally and don’t get insulted – this is a ‘game’
• Be calm and don’t get confused – remain tactful
• Provide clear answers and don’t change an answer just because you get a bad reaction

How to answer an interview question: how do you handle stress at
work?

In many interviews, interviewers often ask this question – “how do you deal with stress at work” or how do you
handle a stressful situation at work such as: emergency, high workload, busy environment, too many tasks at
once etc.
Below are some tips on how to answer:
• You’ve always wanted to work in a challenging environment that keeps you motivated and focused.
• You know how to prioritize tasks.
• You should tell interviewers that you are a problem solver rather then one who reacts to stress.
• You got used to multi-tasking at work.
• You plan the work in advance in order to reduce pressures.

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