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Question 18 of 30 for our Travel Agent Mock Interview

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Question 18 of 30

Share an experience you had in dealing with a difficult person and how you handled the situation.

This is quite a common question for an interviewer to ask as they want to hear if you can describe a work colleague conflict and how you handled it. They are also looking to see how you handle working with changing personalities in a team environment. Talk about how you reached your ultimate solution and any lessons you learned from that. Describe a situation where you were in a leadership role and you asked a colleague to perform a task and you were taken aback by their response. They thought you were being too over dramatic about the deadline until you pointed out that there was a holiday break at the end of the week so the time-line had just got squeezed. They backed down and the confrontation was resolved. You do not want to be too dramatic in your answer because you do not want to put yourself in the wrong light as being trouble so this will show the interviewer an example of only a mild contretemps rather than a full-on conflict but it will still highlight that you have vision to think ahead and diffuse a situation before it escalates.

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  • 18. Share an experience you had in dealing with a difficult person and how you handled the situation.

      How to Answer

      This is quite a common question for an interviewer to ask as they want to hear if you can describe a work colleague conflict and how you handled it. They are also looking to see how you handle working with changing personalities in a team environment. Talk about how you reached your ultimate solution and any lessons you learned from that. Describe a situation where you were in a leadership role and you asked a colleague to perform a task and you were taken aback by their response. They thought you were being too over dramatic about the deadline until you pointed out that there was a holiday break at the end of the week so the time-line had just got squeezed. They backed down and the confrontation was resolved. You do not want to be too dramatic in your answer because you do not want to put yourself in the wrong light as being trouble so this will show the interviewer an example of only a mild contretemps rather than a full-on conflict but it will still highlight that you have vision to think ahead and diffuse a situation before it escalates.

      Answer Example

      "Answer example, "I have this wonderful client who is particularly specific about the type of traveling she does. I love a good challenge so it is a pleasure to meet her specific needs - for her and her small Pomeranians that she travels with."