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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Legal Wizard" data-source="post: 207497" data-attributes="member: 39463">Wouldn’t say typical- I’ve never been asked this but it’s similar to other questions I have been asked like tell me about a time you had to deal with disappointment or failure etc. I think the question is looking for how you ultimately handled the situation from a position of strength and emotional maturity. So this could be literally anything- death in the family, failing an exam, falling out with a friend etc. The main thing is to highlight how you managed your emotions- I paused, took a deep breath…..and what actions you took to deal with the underlying issue. For eg staying calm, assessing the situation from a dispassionate perspective, seeking input from someone older or more experienced, maybe researching what needed to be done. On my GD first interview with GR I was asked how would you deal with harsh verbal feedback on work I had done. I said that ultimately we work in an extremely stressful profession with very high stakes and the reality is that sometimes people aren’t always going to be as polite as we would like them to be. The key I have found to deal with this is to roll with the punches, don’t take things personally, focus on the actual message rather than the delivery. If someone says something that really really bothers or offends me, I have a private conversation with them; we are all human and make mistakes. When I said that I could see both their faces instantly light up.</blockquote>

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❄ Vacation scheme deadlines are being announced!

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