What makes you angry?

When an interviewer asks what makes you angry, he or she is trying to determine how you might react to stressful situations in the workplace, and how you might handle your personal emotions without letting them affect your performance. It is an example of a behavioural interview question, i.e., a question designed to show how you’d behave in a real-world situation at work.

Be prepared for employers to ask for specific examples of situations that made you angry, particularly in a professional environment.

Points to Emphasize !

Because of the sensitive and complicated nature of this question, you need to choose your words carefully. Follow these tips to provide a strong response.

• Be honest. They are asking for a reason and you are not doing yourself any favors by just saying nothing angers you. They will assume you are just being polite or telling them what they want to hear.




• That being said, you should downplay what frustrates you. You should mention that they annoy you, but do not communicate that you cannot function in certain situations.




• It is wise to conclude by mentioning what you do to deal with your frustration and how you are able to do a good job despite getting angry.




• The best approach to this question is to remain calm, reasonable, and positive.

MIND IT !

Your answer should contain two components: first a description of the situation that angered you, and then a reference to how you processed the event and handled your anger.

Mistakes You Should Avoid !

In many ways, the areas you should avoid are more important than the points you should include. Your emotional reaction to this question is important to the interviewer.

• Do not get upset. If relating a story from previous work, do not get worked up about something that happened.




• Do not completely deny ever getting upset. Even mentioning mild workplace annoyances answers the question and still communicates that you are a cool and collected individual.




• Avoid an excessively long answer. It should not seem like you have a long list of anger-inducing incidents.




• Do not be too uptight. Showing a little humor about your pet peeves could lighten the mood.

What makes you angry?

Here are some possible simple answers to help you leave a great impression.

Possible Answer #1:

“Anger to me means loss of control. I do not lose control. When I get stressed, I step back, take a deep breath, thoughtfully think through the situation and then begin to formulate a plan of action. For instance, when I am given multiple projects to complete in a short amount of time, rather than feeling frustrated, I come up with a strategy for how to complete the work in a steady, methodical manner that will not overwhelm me."

Possible Answer #2:

“Nothing makes me angry. I have good amount of patience and good control of emotion. But cannot see person doing wrong things and creating negative environment."

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