I024 Interview Preparation: What was the most difficult period in your life, and how did you deal with it?

Interview Preparation: What was the most difficult period in your life, and how did you deal with it?

The Interviewer: 

He wants to elicit 

• Your character traits.

• Your resilience

o How fast you recover from setbacks?

o Ability to withstand in difficult circumstances. 

• What do you consider a difficult time.

• How did you deal with a difficult situation.

The Applicant:

• Explain why a situation was difficult.

• Make it interesting – higher the stakes.

• Explain where did you get the help – tools, people etc.

• Use STAR.

• Explain the lesson learnt.