Tell me about a time you were stressed with work and how you handled it.

During stressful times, a banquet manager should be confident and think clearly. Provide an example of a banquet event that was stressful and demonstrate the steps you took to make sure that it did not have a negative impact on the event. Examples could include the timing of the food, a missing detail not listed on the banquet prospectus, or managing multiple events at once.

"One morning, my assistant banquet manager called in sick for her shift. That night, we had several events scheduled throughout the resort, and she was scheduled to oversee the event at the pool. I made adjustments and rearranged staff and another manager to cover two events adjacent to each other. I stayed late to make sure the other events were not affected."