<\/span><\/h3>\nIt\u2019s vital to put some time into consciously choosing your difficult person anecdote.<\/p>\n
Unless the interviewer specifies it should be a customer, colleague, or boss, a safe option is to recall an encounter with someone whose job it is to give you grief.<\/p>\n
For example, someone from a rival firm, an agent for the client, a certified inspector, a journalist, or someone from local government may all give you a hard time (to some extent) \u2013 meaning you (and they) can\u2019t be blamed for their difficult nature. It comes with the territory.<\/p>\n
But no matter who you choose \u2013 always demonstrate that you were the bigger person.<\/p>\n
The interviewer isn\u2019t looking to trade war stories, nor are they asking you to shift blame onto someone else.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>Step 3: Talk about yourself<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nAside from setting the scene with the\u00a0STAR technique, your answer should primarily focus on\u00a0how you handled the situation.<\/em><\/p>\nAfter all, your interviewer already knows difficult people exist; so there\u2019s nothing to prove there. But people who can handle them professionally? They\u2019re harder to come by.<\/p>\n
Bearing this in mind, it\u2019s a good idea to ask yourself the following questions:<\/p>\n