30 Office Clerk Interview Questions & Answers

Emily McMannes is an organizational leader with 20 years' experience interviewing and hiring a variety of candidates in both a global organization (AstraZeneca) and a university environment (Texas A&M University).

This question is asked as a follow up to the previous one ("How do you handle stressful situations?") The interviewer wants to know that you can keep up with challenging scenarios.

Emily McMannes

Emily McMannes is an organizational leader with 20 years' experience interviewing and hiring a variety of candidates in both a global organization (AstraZeneca) and a university environment (Texas A&M University).

Saying "yes." Draw from the previous question. Give more detail about stressful or pressured situations where you calmly and effectively worked through them.

Emily McMannes

Emily McMannes is an organizational leader with 20 years' experience interviewing and hiring a variety of candidates in both a global organization (AstraZeneca) and a university environment (Texas A&M University).

If you have just explained a stressful situation, it would not bode well to then say you can't work under pressure. However, be careful. You do not know if this position will be pressured or not, so avoid saying that you can ONLY work under pressure.

Emily McMannes

Emily McMannes is an organizational leader with 20 years' experience interviewing and hiring a variety of candidates in both a global organization (AstraZeneca) and a university environment (Texas A&M University).

"Yes. I have often been pressured by many things, for instance deadlines, emergencies, irate clients or customers, and others! I actually thrive under pressure, although I can also be equally successful in a quiet environment."

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