stress interview
Deliberately uncomfortable questioning
A stress interview is a job interview deliberately designed to unsettle candidates through aggressive questioning, interruptions, or awkward silences.
The technique supposedly reveals how applicants handle pressure, though critics argue it mainly shows how people respond to rudeness: She realized it was a stress interview when the third question challenged her integrity.
- high pressureStrong force per area
- pressureForce upon contact
- interrogationFormal, probing examination
- grillingCooking on metal grates
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
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- interviewsscreening call, applicant, hiring manager, recruiter, thank-you note
- admission interviews
stress interviewfriendly chat
Casual, pleasant conversation
coffee chat · behavioral interview · informational interview · structured interview
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