Interviewer: If you were unfairly criticized, what would you do?
Bill: I think it depends on the situation. If I were unfairly criticized in front of other people like at a meeting, then I would wait until after the meeting and talk to the person who criticized me one on one. I would tell them why I thought that their criticism was unfair.
Interviewer: Why would you wait until after the meeting?
Bill: I think it would be better to avoid any major conflict. If we started to argue in front of other people, then it could become a bad situation. If we talked privately, we could be more comfortable and I think it would be easier to resolve the issue.
Interviewer: That makes perfect sense to me.
Bill: Actually, I have used this method in the past, and it has been effective for me.
Patterns and Examples
If I were unfairly criticized, then I would ____________________.
- If I were unfairly criticized, then I would speak with the person privately and tell them how I felt.
- If I were unfairly criticized, then I would just ignore it, but if it happened many times, then I would confront the person.
If that happened to me, then I would ____________________.
- If that happened to me, then I would defend myself and speak my mind in a professional and respectful way.
- If that happened to me, then I would respectfully disagree with the criticism if it were unfair.
When something like that happens to me, I usually ____________________.
- When something like that happens to me, I usually speak with the person who I feel criticized me unfairly.
- When something like that happens to me, I usually try to ignore it at first.
