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FLIGHT NURSE- Guillermo Diana

2. MILITARY NURSE- Dela Cruz/ Porlucas

The Stress Interview

Individuals conducting stress interviews utilize an array of psychological assessments to determine how individuals react under
pressure. During these types of interviews, the individual conducting the interview utilizes numerous strategies to make the interview
difficult for the job candidate.

Interviewers typically do not notify job candidates that they will be participating in a stress interview since these interviews are used to
determine how people react during uncomfortable, stressful, and unexpected circumstances. Many interviewers do this to see how
people react without adequate preparation.

Stress interviews are usually conducted when filling stressful jobs requiring constant adaption to new circumstances.

Stress Interview Tips and Techniques

Interviewers typically utilize numerous strategies to determine how a job candidate will react when faced with unfamiliar and stressful
situations.

Often, interviewers act strangely or unorthodox while conducting stress interviews. The following are common behaviours exhibited by
interviewers during stress interviews:
Acting hostile toward candidates
Appearing uninterested
Purposely refraining from eye contact with candidates
Constantly interrupting candidates
Refusing to listen closely
Excessive note taking
Arguing with candidates
Pausing for extended periods of time following responses
Asking uncomfortable questions
Asking similar questions
Purposely delaying interviews
Asking candidates whether they have anything to add following responses

Frequently, during panel interviews, an interviewer may act unusually while other participants act professionally.

How Do You Handle Stress Interview Questions

Keep your calm and respond to an irritating question as you would any other, and you will demonstrate the ability to remain calm and
handle stressful situations. Rely on these strategies to effectively respond to questions:
Refrain from being offended. Interviewers are interested to see how you handle criticism.
Always act professionally, and keep your cool.
Answer questions clearly and do not backtrack on responses if it appears you did not provide the right answer.

How to answer an interview question: how do you handle stress at work?

Interviewers frequently ask job candidates how they manage stress in their personal lives or respond to being assigned additional tasks
when they are extremely busy or being overworked.

The following are strategies for response:

Express interest in working under stressful circumstances that will push you to excel
Discuss how you've prioritized work responsibilities in the past
Demonstrate how you've solved problems at work
Explain how you effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously
Discuss how you will anticipate problems before they become major
 3. FLIGHT NURSE- Guillermo Diana
4. MILITARY NURSE- Dela Cruz/ Porlucas

The Stress Interview

GENERAL QUESTIONS:

1. This nursing job requires training and experience in ......... Tell me how your training and experience fulfil this
requirement.

2. Your resume shows that you have knowledge of........ Please tell me more about your experience in this area.
3. What is your experience in..... Tell me in some detail how you went about performing this task?
- In answering these nurse interview questions highlight special achievements and the acquisition of specific skills and
abilities. Use the opportunity to demonstrate your commitment to nursing. Speak positively about your experiences and
previous employers. Keep your answer relevant to the requirements of the nursing opportunity.
4. How do you manage stressful situations? Give me an example.
- Focus on how you are able to maintain emotional stability in the face of traumatic and stressful situations. What resources
do you use to do this? Examples include physical fitness, exercise and relaxation techniques.
5. Give me an example of a time when you had to think out of the box.
- This is code for asking about your innovativeness, creativity and initiative. Interviewers want to learn about not only a
specific creative idea but also how you came up with it and, more importantly, what you did with that insight.
- It should be relevant to the job you're interviewing for, and your impact in the story should be significant.
- Tell interviewers how you came up with a creative solution to a customer problem, improved an internal process or made
a sale via an innovative strategy.
6. What negative thing would your last boss say about you?
- This is another way of asking about your weaknesses.
- A good approach is to discuss weaknesses you can develop into strengths. However, do not say you work too hard or are a
perfectionist. These answers are tired and transparent. Come up with something visible to a past boss that was perhaps
mentioned in your performance reviews as a developmental area.
- : "I don't think she would have called it negative, but she identified that I needed to work on being more dynamic in my
presentation skills. I have sought out practice opportunities and joined Toastmasters. I have seen some real
improvement."
7. What can you do for us that other candidates can't?
- : Some interview questions are more important than others. This is one of them. It's another way of asking, "Why should
we hire you?"
- There are two nuances to this question. The first is asking you to compare yourself to other candidates -- usually a difficult
if not impossible task. More importantly, the interviewer is asking you to articulate why you are special. Your response
should sum up your main selling points, related specifically to the job requirements.
- Consider what you have to offer: past experience directly related to the job; specialized knowledge; relevant situational
expertise and experience (growth, change, turnaround, startup); skills; networks; demonstrated commitment and
enthusiasm for the business or your profession; future potential.
- Create a list of four to six categories of reasons that best support and summarize your candidacy, and put them in logical
order, along with supporting evidence for each reason. Most points should be backed up with follow-up information.

8. Questions about Your Abilities -

Describe a decision you made that was a failure. What happened and why?
Why do you think you will be successful at this job?
Tell me about a time that you participated in a team, what was your role?
Tell me about a time when you were faced with conflicting priorities. How did you determine the top priority?
Tell me about a time when you failed.
9. Questions about Yourself
What would you do differently if you could start your working life over?
How do you balance life and work?
Do you consider yourself successful?
What inspires you in a job?
What excites you most about the position and what do you think would be stretch for you?
Who are the influencers in your life?
How did you become interested in working in the nursing field?
Why did you choose to become a nurse instead of a doctor?
Where do you see yourself working in the nursing field in the next 3 5 years?
What sort of activities or hobbies do you participate in when you are not working?
If you were told that you could no longer work in the nursing field what would you do?
Describe an intense challenge or problem you faced during one of your shifts and explain the solution you used to resolve it.
How would you respond to a situation where a doctor was behaving vulgar or disrespectful to a patient or co-worker?
 When youre feeling overwhelmed by a task or assignment how do you cope with it and what do you do to maintain a positive
attitude?
How would you handle a patient who is continually complaining about back pain?
How would you respond to a situation where a patient was refusing to cooperate or threatened a co-worker?
How would you respond to a medical emergency if you knew the correct medical procedure and the doctor refused listen?
Give an example of a time when a doctor made a medical error and explain what you did to fix the situation.
Give an example of a time when you knew you made an error and explain what you did to fix it.
What sorts of nursing tasks do you least enjoy having to perform?
How would you respond to a situation where you were asked by the head nurse to do some menial tasks that are not part of your
normal responsibilities?
Do you see yourself working as a nurse for the next 10, 20, 30 years or do you see yourself making a career change in the future?
Describe a situation where you had to work with a co-worker who consistently disagreed with you. How did you handle the
situation? Where the two of you able to come to a solution when it was absolutely necessary?
Give an example of a situation where a co-worker did something to make you angry and explain what you did to solve the problem.
What do you feel is the most difficult part of being a nurse and describe what you do to overcome those difficulties.
What do you find most rewarding about being a nurse?
What is your greatest strength and your greatest weakness?
What would you do if you already made plans to go out after you finished your shift and your replacement didnt show up?
Do you prefer to work with a team or alone and why?
How many years do you see yourself working at this hospital?
Do you have any questions for us?

SPECIFIC QUESTION:

Are you a risk taker?

If you were an animal what would you be?
Convince me to hire you.
Why should I hire you?