Hi there, my name is Richard McMunn from the interview training company, PassMyInterview.com.
And in this tutorial, I am going to teach you how to answer the tough behavioral interview
question: Tell me a time you worked under pressure? Now, this interview question gets
asked at that the vast majority of job interviews. So, it does not matter which role you are
being interviewed for, please make sure you watch this presentation fully from start to
finish, because I'm going to cover the following things… I am going to give you 3 CRUCIAL
TIPS on how to answer this common behavioral interview question. I will also explain the
easiest way to structure your answer to gain the highest scores possible. I will then give
you a sample, BRILLIANT ANSWER to the tough interview question, tell me a time you worked
on the pressure, and I will also then tell you about FURTHER RESOURCES you can get access
to, to help you pass all of your interview! So, there’s four reasons why you should
stay tuned. The interview question, tell me a time you worked on the pressure, is called
a behavioral interview question. Now, behavioral interview questions require you to give a
SPECIFIC SITUATION you have previously been in where you had to work under pressure. Let's
take a look at 3 IMPORTANT TIPS before I give you that all-important, brilliant answer.
Tip number one, here are some good examples of what to give whilst working under pressure.
Number one, explain why you stayed behind late after work to complete a time sensitive
priority task. Another good example is where you lost a member of your team due to sickness
or illness, but you still managed to complete a project or task on time despite being short
of people. Number three. A good example is where your manager gave you an additional
time sensitive task to complete on top of your normal workload. There are 3 good examples
of situations to give where you had to work under pressure. Tip number two. This is very
important. Make sure you use the STAR technique when you structure your answer to the interview
question. Tell me a time you had to work on the pressure. Now, the STAR technique includes
where you briefly describe the SITUATION you were in. You then move on and tell the interviewer
the TASK that needed to be done. You then go into detail of the ACTION you took to complete
the task. So, you basically tell them what you did. And then finally you tell the interviewer
the RESULTS of your actions, and make sure it's positive. Tip number three. This is,
again, a very important tip when answering behavioral interview question, tell me a time
you worked under pressure. Make sure you use TIME. In your answer, include a time element.
This shows that you can work hard under pressure and also to high standards. Let's now take
a look at a brilliant answer to that behavioral interview question: Tell me a time you worked
under pressure? I will use the STAR technique to show you how effective it really is. Here
we go. “It was mid-way through a Friday afternoon, and I was working hard to complete
a project which had a 5pm deadline. My manager called me in to see him, and he asked me if
I would create a short presentation on the monthly sales figures which he desperately
needed for a 6pm Skype call with the company owners that evening. Although I was working
on another important project, I didn’t want to let him down, so I agreed. I now had a
short timeframe in which to complete two tasks. I decided to cancel my afternoon tea break
and I unplugged the telephone so there were no distractions. I then set to work on both
tasks simultaneously. I also asked another work colleague to help me check the sales
figures for accuracy whilst I worked on putting together the presentation. Through hard work,
determination and a ‘can do’ attitude I managed to get both the project and the
presentation completed on time. I stayed behind late that evening after 5pm to put the finishing
touches to the presentation and my manager was very happy with the work I had carried
out for him.” So that's a brilliant, concise, in-depth answer and it is a specific situation
you may have been in before where you had to work hard under pressure. Now, if you'd
like more help to pass your interview, CLICK THAT LINK in the top right-hand corner of
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