Pressure Based Interview Question:

Tell me an example of a pressured situation where you faced conflict or difficult communication problems?

Submitted by: Muhammad

This is not the time to tell the interviewer how much you hate your current boss or colleagues!
It's also not the point to launch into a tirade about how difficult people in your office are to work with and how many arguments you have.
So what are they looking for? They're looking for someone who can rise above conflict and diffuse the emotions, finding a win-win solution.
Basically, recruiters want to employ people who will get on well with others, whilst still delivering the company's objectives.
This type of question is your chance to demonstrate your interpersonal and team-working skills.
The interviewer will be looking for maturity and the ability to be able to keep your calm, whilst others around you are losing theirs. Don't feel you have to provide an answer that gives you full credit for the solution - it can often be more powerful to demonstrate how you worked with others to find a fix.
Practice your answer to this question. It can have many guises, but is almost guaranteed to be asked in some form.
Submitted by: Muhammad