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Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
Your interviewer is asking whether you are decisive when under pressure or in high-stress situations. How you answer stands to inform them of your emotional intelligence and your general attitude. Their ideal candidates are those who can objectify any given situation and approach it pragmatically, not allowing themselves to be governed by their stress, which can often result in task paralysis or procrastination.

Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
"I weigh the pros and cons at speed. I quickly take notes on how I chose to move forward so that I can later offer my superiors a full report. And, if I do not have all the necessary information, I try to find every resource available to me that is within reach. If it is a volatile or complicated situation that is beyond my scope or authority, I will seek out a supervisor without delay."

Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
Teck Resources defines their values by who they are and by how they operate. One of the values that fall under "who they are" is Responsible and Courageous. "We do the right thing, even when it's hard or requires bold action."
Taking this into consideration, to align yourself with their values, walk the interviewer through your process, how you go about governing your stress and not allowing it to dictate your behavior, or influence the behavior of your teams, or their confidence in your abilities.

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My first step is to step back and research more into the topic, go through the past to see if a similar situation had occurred, seek and relate the situation with my supervisor and ask questions.

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