Question: What is your approaching to dealing with challenges at work on days when you are already feeling especially moody, temperamental, or pessimistic?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

How do you handle circumstances at work that make you feel temperamental or cynical?

Follow-up questions:

Why would you do this?
How do you ignore or control your emotions?
What steps or strategies do you have to deal with negative emotions?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Knowledge/Skill Based,Traditional

Skills:

Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment)

Abilities:

Cognitive – Selective Attention

Other Factors:

Big 5 – Neuroticism (Emotion Regulation),Self-Awareness

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Dependability,Self Control,Stress Tolerance

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Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The interviewee should display maturity, the ability to access the entire situation, the ability to make good decisions despite their current emotional state.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the interviewee seems like they would succumb to his/her negative temperament, it is a red flag. Tactics to calm themselves down, like taking a breather, or taking some time to clear their head, are not necessarily red flags.

Sample Answer:

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