Stress Interview Questions

It include 27 stress questions as follows:

1. Direct stress questions
• Do you consider standing in a line asstressed work?
• Define stress and when do you getstressed out?
• Are you able to work under stress?
• Please give us an example about you work with a team that faced stress
fromyour experience?
• Why do you think it will conduce stress?
• What is the worst thing when you faced with stress?
• Which transaction is not good for your colleagues whom also faced the
stress at the same time?
• How do you handle stress? What is the best thin or work you do when you
are stressedout?
2. Stress questions by conflict
• Okay, if that’s the best answer you can give me. Then what about this
question…?
• I don’t really feel like your answering the question. Could you please clarify
/ could you please start again?”
3. Stress questions Pressure
• How do you handle rejection?
• What is the worst thing that you have heard about our company?
4. Other stress questions
• Why are manhole covers round?
• Why did you switch to political science? Is it because you couldn’t handle
engineering? Why did you do so poorly on this test?
• What kinds of people do you find it difficult to work with?
• What are some of the things that you find difficult to do?
• How would you evaluate me as an interviewer?
• What interests you least about this job?
• See this pen I’m holding? Sell it to me.
• You need to work a full whole one month because of quarter results nearby
what reason will you give to exempt from the work?
• If you are a leader of the team, what could you do better than the truly
leader?
• What do you think that you have learned from it?
• Would you like to have your boss’s job?
• Why should I hire an outsider when I could fill the job with someone
inside the company?
• Why were you out of work for so long?
• If you caught a student cheating on their test, what would you do?
• How do you feel this interview is going?
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The 25 most difficult questions you'll be asked on a job
interview

Being prepared is half the battle.

If you are one of those executive types unhappy at your present post and
embarking on a New Year's resolution to find a new one, here's a helping hand.
The job interview is considered to be the most critical aspect of every
expedition that brings you face-to- face with the future boss. One must prepare
for it with the same tenacity and quickness as one does for a fencing
tournament or a chess match.
This article has been excerpted from "PARTING COMPANY: How to Survive
the Loss of a Job and Find Another Successfully" by William J. Morin and
James C. Cabrera. Copyright by Drake Beam Morin, inc. Publised by
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
Morin is chairman and Cabrera is president of New York-based Drake
Beam Morin, nation's major outplacement firm, which has opened offices
in Philadelphia.

1. Tell me about yourself.

Since this is often the opening question in an interview, be extracareful that you
don't run off at the mouth. Keep your answer to a minute or two at most. Cover
four topics: early years, education, work history, and recent career experience.
Emphasize this last subject. Remember that this is likely to be a warm-up
question. Don't waste your best points on it.

2. What do you know about our organization?

You should be able to discuss products or services, revenues, reputation, image,

goals, problems, management style, people, history and philosophy. But don't
act as if you know everything about the place. Let your answer show that you
have taken the time to do some research, but don't overwhelm the interviewer,
and make it clear that you wish to learn more.

You might start your answer in this manner: "In my job search, I've
investigated a number of companies.

Yours is one of the few that interests me, for these reasons..."
Give your answer a positive tone. Don't say, "Well, everyone tells me that
you're in all sorts of trouble, and that's why I'm here", even if that is why you're
there.

3. Why do you want to work for us?

The deadliest answer you can give is "Because I like people." What else would
you like-animals?

Here, and throughout the interview, a good answer comes from having done
your homework so that you can speak in terms of the company's needs. You
might say that your research has shown that the company is doing things you
would like to be involved with, and that it's doing them in ways that greatly
interest you. For example, if the organization is known for strong management,
your answer should mention that fact and show that you would like to be a part
of that team. If the company places a great deal of emphasis on research and
development, emphasize the fact that you want to create new things and that
you know this is a place in which such activity is encouraged. If the
organization stresses financial controls, your answer should mention a
reverence for numbers.

If you feel that you have to concoct an answer to this question - if, for example,
the company stresses research, and you feel that you should mention it even
though it really doesn't interest you- then you probably should not be taking
that interview, because you probably shouldn't be considering a job with that
organization.

Your homework should include learning enough about the company to avoid
approaching places where you wouldn't be able -or wouldn't want- to function.
Since most of us are poor liars, it's difficult to con anyone in an interview. But
even if you should succeed at it, your prize is a job you don't really want.

4. What can you do for us that someone else can't?

Here you have every right, and perhaps an obligation, to toot your own horn
and be a bit egotistical. Talk about your record of getting things done, and
mention specifics from your resume or list of career accomplishments. Say that
your skills and interests, combined with this history of getting results, make
you valuable. Mention your ability to set priorities, identify problems, and use
your experience and energy to solve them.
5. What do you find most attractive about this position? What seems least
attractive about it?

List three or four attractive factors of the job, and mention a single, minor,
unattractive item.

6. Why should we hire you?

Create your answer by thinking in terms of your ability, your experience, and
your energy. (See question 4.)

7. What do you look for in a job?

Keep your answer oriented to opportunities at this organization. Talk about

your desire to perform and be recognized for your contributions. Make your
answer oriented toward opportunity rather than personal security.

8. Please give me your defintion of [the position for which you are being
interviewed].

Keep your answer brief and taskoriented. Think in in terms of responsibilities

and accountability. Make sure that you really do understand what the position
involves before you attempt an answer. If you are not certain. ask the
interviewer; he or she may answer the question for you.

9. How long would it take you to make a meaningful contribution to our

firm?

Be realistic. Say that, while you would expect to meet pressing demands and
pull your own weight from the first day, it might take six months to a year
before you could expect to know the organization and its needs well enough to
make a major contribution.

10. How long would you stay with us?

Say that you are interested in a career with the organization, but admit that you
would have to continue to feel challenged to remain with any organization.
Think in terms of, "As long as we both feel achievement-oriented."

11. Your resume suggests that you may be over-qualified or too

experienced for this position. What's Your opinion?
Emphasize your interest in establishing a long-term association with the
organization, and say that you assume that if you perform well in his job, new
opportunities will open up for you. Mention that a strong company needs a
strong staff. Observe that experienced executives are always at a premium.
Suggest that since you are so wellqualified, the employer will get a fast return
on his investment. Say that a growing, energetic company can never have too
much talent.

12. What is your management style?

You should know enough about the company's style to know that your
management style will complement it. Possible styles include: task oriented (I'll
enjoy problem-solving identifying what's wrong, choosing a solution and
implementing it"), results-oriented ("Every management decision I make is
determined by how it will affect the bottom line"), or even paternalistic ("I'm
committed to taking care of my subordinates and pointing them in the right
direction").

A participative style is currently quite popular: an open-door method of

managing in which you get things done by motivating people and delegating
responsibility.

As you consider this question, think about whether your style will let you work
hatppily and effectively within the organization.

13. Are you a good manager? Can you give me some examples? Do you feel
that you have top managerial potential?

Keep your answer achievementand ask-oriented. Rely on examples from your

career to buttress your argument. Stress your experience and your energy.

14. What do you look for when You hire people?

Think in terms of skills. initiative, and the adaptability to be able to work

comfortably and effectively with others. Mention that you like to hire people
who appear capable of moving up in the organization.

15. Have you ever had to fire people? What were the reasons, and how did
you handle the situation?

Admit that the situation was not easy, but say that it worked out well, both for
the company and, you think, for the individual. Show that, like anyone else,
you don't enjoy unpleasant tasks but that you can resolve them efficiently and
-in the case of firing someone- humanely.

16. What do you think is the most difficult thing about being a manager or
executive?

Mention planning, execution, and cost-control. The most difficult task is to

motivate and manage employess to get something planned and completed on
time and within the budget.

17. What important trends do you see in our industry?

Be prepared with two or three trends that illustrate how well you understand
your industry. You might consider technological challenges or opportunities,
economic conditions, or even regulatory demands as you collect your thoughts
about the direction in which your business is heading.

18. Why are you leaving (did you leave) your present (last) job?

Be brief, to the point, and as honest as you can without hurting yourself. Refer
back to the planning phase of your job search. where you considered this topic
as you set your reference statements. If you were laid off in an across-the-board
cutback, say so; otherwise, indicate that the move was your decision, the result
of your action. Do not mention personality conflicts.

The interviewer may spend some time probing you on this issue, particularly if
it is clear that you were terminated. The "We agreed to disagree" approach may
be useful. Remember hat your references are likely to be checked, so don't
concoct a story for an interview.

19. How do you feel about leaving all your benefits to find a new job?

Mention that you are concerned, naturally, but not panicked. You are willing to
accept some risk to find the right job for yourself. Don't suggest that security
might interest you more than getting the job done successfully.

20. In your current (last) position, what features do (did) you like the
most? The least?

Be careful and be positive. Describe more features that you liked than disliked.
Don't cite personality problems. If you make your last job sound terrible, an
interviewer may wonder why you remained there until now.
21. What do you think of your boss?

Be as positive as you can. A potential boss is likely to wonder if you might talk
about him in similar terms at some point in the future.

22. Why aren't you earning more at your age?

Say that this is one reason that you are conducting this job search. Don't be
defensive.

23. What do you feel this position should pay?

Salary is a delicate topic. We suggest that you defer tying yourself to a precise
figure for as long as you can do so politely. You might say, "I understand that
the range for this job is between $______ and $______. That seems appropriate
for the job as I understand it." You might answer the question with a question:
"Perhaps you can help me on this one. Can you tell me if there is a range for
similar jobs in the organization?"

If you are asked the question during an initial screening interview, you might
say that you feel you need to know more about the position's responsibilities
before you could give a meaningful answer to that question. Here, too, either by
asking the interviewer or search executive (if one is involved), or in research
done as part of your homework, you can try to find out whether there is a salary
grade attached to the job. If there is, and if you can live with it, say that the
range seems right to you.

If the interviewer continues to probe, you might say, "You know that I'm
making $______ now. Like everyone else, I'd like to improve on that figure,
but my major interest is with the job itself." Remember that the act of taking a
new job does not, in and of itself, make you worth more money.

If a search firm is involved, your contact there may be able to help with the
salary question. He or she may even be able to run interference for you. If, for
instance, he tells you what the position pays, and you tell him that you are
earning that amount now and would Like to do a bit better, he might go back to
the employer and propose that you be offered an additional 10%.

If no price range is attached to the job, and the interviewer continues to press
the subject, then you will have to restpond with a number. You cannot leave the
impression that it does not really matter, that you'll accept whatever is offered.
If you've been making $80,000 a year, you can't say that a $35,000 figure
would be fine without sounding as if you've given up on yourself. (If you are
making a radical career change, however, this kind of disparity may be more
reasonable and understandable.)

Don't sell yourself short, but continue to stress the fact that the job itself is the
most important thing in your mind. The interviewer may be trying to determine
just how much you want the job. Don't leave the impression that money is the
only thing that is important to you. Link questions of salary to the work itself.

But whenever possible, say as little as you can about salary until you reach the
"final" stage of the interview process. At that point, you know that the company
is genuinely interested in you and that it is likely to be flexible in salary
negotiations.

24. What are your long-range goals?

Refer back to the planning phase of your job search. Don't answer, "I want the
job you've advertised." Relate your goals to the company you are interviewing:
'in a firm like yours, I would like to..."

25. How successful do you you've been so far?

Say that, all-in-all, you're happy with the way your career has progressed so far.
Given the normal ups and downs of life, you feel that you've done quite well
and have no complaints.

Present a positive and confident picture of yourself, but don't overstate your
case. An answer like, "Everything's wonderful! I can't think of a time when
things were going better! I'm overjoyed!" is likely to make an interviewer
wonder whether you're trying to fool him . . . or yourself. The most convincing
confidence is usually quiet confidence.