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Easy responses to two explosive interview questions.
Not every interview is a perilous journey through a minefield of potentially disquieting questions. But there are two types of questions you should always be prepared to answer the right way, to avoid shooting yourself in the foot.
What if… or What would you say if… - Any question that starts with ‘what’ and includes ‘if’ is a hypothetical question. Hypothetical is bad. You’ll already come prepared to the interview to discuss your ‘Must Air Points,’ so use those. Respond to hypothetical questions by saying “I can’t respond to a hypothetical question, but I can tell you that..” and then insert your Must Air Point.
So-and-so has said… - So-and-so may have said exactly that, about something completely different or in the context of a fuller answer. Your response to such a question should be “I’d like to read the full text of that comment before I respond.”
- Amy Biemiller