Your interviewer is interested in learning how well you handle high-stress situations. How you answer may inform them of your emotional intelligence. In any high pressured situation that requires immediate decision-making, taking a calculated risk is often necessary, especially where hesitating is more costly. Therefore, the interviewer wants to know if you are a risk taker or risk averse. Share with your interviewer your approach to being resourceful, exhibiting outside-of-the-box thinking, and taking an educated, calculated risk while thinking fast on your feet. Provide an example that demonstrates sound judgment. Discuss the results of your course of action, what you learned, and how you've grown from your experience.
