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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's be a rinse and repeat through all 5 interviews. [/quote]

I can attest to this.  You can use the same answers for most of the interviews. [/quote]

+1 to rinse and repeat, but they told me I'd have to to have a different answer for each iteration of the question.[/quote]

Different people - how would they know?? My DH didn't and he works there. [/quote]

I was told interviewers compare notes after the loop and if you answered "how did you deal with a difficult person?" with the "Larla from marketing" response each time, you'd get dinged for "lack of a breadth of experience."[/quote]

I can attest that just doesn't happen. Ever.  They fill out a template form and send to HR. [/quote]

We do it in my division, we always have a debrief. [/quote]

And interviewers do compare notes. There was a mention on a debrief I did about the candidate using the same JOB for each example. They would for sure ding you if you use the same situation for several questions (unless you are fresh out of school).[/quote]

Do they tell you to use different examples?  Why would one get dinged if it’s an appropriate example that answers the question?  [b]Why does a candidate need to talk about multiple examples of dealing with a difficult person to be considered for a job?[/b]  These screening mechanisms are so baffling.[/quote]

It's not really like that. It's when someone consistently uses the same scenario multiple times where it COULD fit, but maybe isn't the best answer, that's discouraged.

"Tell me about handling a difficult team member" (Tells story of difficult person)
"Tell me about a challenge you've faced at work and how you handled it" (Tells story of difficult person)
"Tell me about a decision you struggled with and how you came to the conclusion you did and why" (Tells story of difficult person they fired)
"What's an instance where you have had to communicate a delicate matter to someone or deal with an upset customer?" (Tells story of difficult person they fired)

This doesn't really highlight various scenarios you've been in across your working life, just that you had a hell of a time with this person. [/quote]

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