Tell me about the most stressful period of your career. How did you get through it?

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▸ WHAT IT REVEALS

Resilience, coping strategies, survival mode.

▸ GOOD ANSWER LOOKS LIKE

Specific stress source, concrete coping strategies, outcome delivered.

▸ RED FLAGS

Victim narrative. No agency. Or still clearly affected by it.

▸ FOLLOW-UP PROBE

What did you learn about yourself during that period?