One great way to respond to an interview question is to answer first "I'm glad you asked that question." Pause briefly to demonstrate that you are thinking, then reply carefully, but affirmatively. The words I'm glad you asked that question signal that you are not at all afraid to respond to unexpected queries. The approach is as important as the substance of your answer.
This method works equally well whether you are talking to the press, which has the capacity to unnerve many, robbing them of their poise, or whether you are simply in an interview being considered for a fabulous new assignment.
This method also invests you with a sense of any control, in a circumstance where you may feel you have little to none.
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