How to Answer Interview Questions About Handling Stress

Unless you have been on many many interviews, they can be stressful. I love going on interviews. I find it fascinating how managers select talent and what they find important to ask. 

Whether you want to be an air traffic controller or a gardener, you’ll probably run into interview questions about how you handle stress. It’s an important issue for just about any workplace.

Almost 60% of U.S. workers report feeling stressed on a daily basis, according to Gallup’s latest State of the Global Workplace survey. An alarming 14% say it’s gotten so bad they want to hit their coworkers.

Naturally, employers are concerned about this situation. Hiring managers may ask you about how you juggle demanding workloads and unhappy customers. They may even try to find out what’s going on in your personal life and how that could affect your behavior.

You’ll probably make a more favorable impression if you...

Stop Worry in 7 Steps

Being a high performer means facing stress and therefore worry. I have clinically been treated for anxiety three times since I was 25. That is within 23 years. Each time it has been different and for different reasons, the anxiety bug raises it head. Worry can be paralyzing. And what I have learned from my time with my friend anxiety is that I must exercise antianxiety everyday. Not just when it happens. For me that starts with Gratitude. Gratitude gives me a foundation to work from each day. Below are some other steps to combat worry. 

Think about how much time you spend worrying each day. Has any of that worrying
ever accomplished anything positive in your life?

Imagine what you could do with all of that time and energy. Imagine how much happier and comfortable you would be if you could minimize amount of time you spend worrying each day. Worrying is a habit that we believe is helpful in some way, but its easy to see that worrying only has a negative...