The BBC provides a look into a “stress interview” which is an interview approach that places an inordinate amount of stress on the candidate. The goal is to learn how the candidate handles the pressure in an unexpected environment. This approach should sound like a sales call. It does to us and that is why we use some of these techniques in our structured interview process. From the BBC article(emphasis mine): “There are certainly different kinds of stress associated with many positions – achieving results, meeting deadlines, dealing with difficult clients, for example,” says Neal Hartman, senior lecturer in managerial communication at MIT. “The stress interview can create conditions to… Read More
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