Question: What is your approach to handling stress at work when you feel like the whole world is against you?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

How do you handle yourself when you feel the world is against you?

Follow-up questions:

How effective is your approach? Please elaborate on your answer.

Question Details:

Question Type:

Knowledge/Skill Based

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility)

Other Factors:

Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events,Mental Processes – Making Decisions and Solving Problems,Mental Processes – Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Adaptability/Flexibility,Stress Tolerance

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s ability to manage stress.

Red Flags to Watch For:

The candidate’s inability to handle stressful situations.

Sample Answer:

Whenever I feel stressed, I try to look at the bright side. That I’m blessed
I have a job and that I’m contributing for the good of the company. I also distress by listening to music or eating something I really like.

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